Riding excessive on the excellent 250-run opening wicket stand between Abhishek Sharma (100) and Prabhsimran Singh (202), Punjab scored 363/3 on Day 1 in opposition to Chandigarh in the course of the ongoing Ranji Trophy sport on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) ) Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday.

The Chandigarh-Punjab tie is the primary Ranji Trophy match to be performed on the PCA stadium. Chandigarh’s skipper Manan Vohra invited hosts to bat first which proved too expensive for the fielding facet. Chandigarh bowlers had been disadvantaged of wickets even two hours after lunch. Left-arm spinner Gurinder Singh delighted his staff with the primary breakthrough when he caught and bowled Abhishek who scored 100 runs off 146 balls studded with 11 boundaries and two sixes. Later, opener Prabhsimran shared an 82 runs partnership with Naman Dhir to put a robust basis for a mammoth complete. Thereafter, Rohit Dhanda dismissed Naman Dhir (34) with 332 for 2 on the board. 21 runs later, Dhanda struck once more with the prized wicket of Prabhsimran, who scored his first double hundred in first-class cricket. His good knock of 202 runs was nicely supported with 28 boundaries and two sixes. With unbeaten batters – captain Mandeep Singh (16) and Anmolpreet Singh (5), Punjab scored 363 for 3 earlier than the stumps had been drawn.