Yuvraj Singh shrugged off rustiness as he hammered Madhya Pradesh into submission with a superb knock of unbeaten 164 as Punjab posted a record 347/3 on the first day on a track helpful for the seamer
Yuvraj Singh shrugged off rustiness as he hammered Madhya Pradesh into submission with a superb knock of unbeaten 164 as Punjab posted a record 347/3 on the first day on a track helpful for the seamers in a Ranji Trophy encounter, here on Thursday.
Yuvraj, who is out of favour as far as national team is concerned, showed that he is still a force to reckon with as his 25th first-class hundred was studded with 24 boundaries and he faced 241 balls in all. His century definitely is the highlight among all the matches of the senior national championship that are being held across the country.
Punjab’s total, which was also propped by India discard Gurkeerat Mann’s undefeated 101 is the highest on a first day at Lahli surpassing Haryana’s 339/7 against Rajasthan during last edition of the tournament.
Yuvraj’s innings came under pressure as he was at the crease with Punjab down at 15/2 losing Manan Vohra (2) and Uday Kaul (6).
He added 180 runs for third wicket with opener Jiwanjot Singh (61, 172 ball), who dropped anchor at one end with the stylish left-hander taking on an attack led by Iswar Pandey (2/95).
He added another 152 runs for the unnroken fourth wicket stand with Gurkeerat whose 102 ball innings had 16 fours and a six. In this partnership, Gurkeerat was the one who attacked as spinners Ankit Sharma and M.S. Raghav were in operation. Scores: Punjab 347/3 in 89 overs (Yuvraj Singh 164*, Gurkeerat Singh 101*, Jiwanjot Singh 61, Ishwar Pandey 2/95) vs Madhya Pardesh.
