(MOREPIC1)Sargun Saroj/Chandigarh
A brilliant century knock from down eight tailender Gurinder Singh (113 off 184 balls) helped Chandigarh recover from a disastrous start to post a competitive 283 in 80.4 overs against Chhattisgarh in their Ranji Trophy match at Raipur. After being reduced to 49/6, Chandigarh found a savior in Gurinder along with Amrit Lal Lubana (92 off 170 balls). The duo stitched a 168-run partnership to bring stability to the innings.
Earlier, Chhattisgarh opted to field first. Ravi Kiran (5/68) took early control in the game by demolishing the opponent’s top order. Last match centurian against host Tamil Nadu and UT skipper Manan Vohra, Ankit Kaushik and Vishu departed the scene without troubling the scorer while Shivam Bhamari (12) and Mayank Sidhu (13) also failed to capitalize on their start.
Later Gurinder and Lubana partnership turned the table for visitors and frustrated the Chattisgarh bowlers for nearly fifty overs. Ravi Kiran separated the duo when Lubana fell at 217/7 on the board. Jagjit Singh scored four followed by a valiant knock of Gurinder (113) as he smashed 13 boundaries. Nishunk also gave tough resistance with his individual score of 26 off 31 balls.
In reply, Chattisgarh scored 13/0 before the stumps were drawn.
