da wazamba： Punjab, bolstered by opener Ravneet Ricky who played an anchor rolein scoring 83 not out, were 191 for four wickets from 90 overs atclose of play on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super Leaguegroup B match at the PCA stadium in Mohali on
24-Feb-2000Punjab, bolstered by opener Ravneet Ricky who played an anchor rolein scoring 83 not out, were 191 for four wickets from 90 overs atclose of play on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super Leaguegroup B match at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Thursday.Opting to bat, Punjab lost their first wicket when their captainVikram Rathour was out for 19 runs off 31 balls in the 11th over.Ricky and Reetinder Sodhi (20 off 48 balls) added 41 runs forthe second wicket off 18.5 overs. After Sodhi fell at 73, Rickyand veteran Pankaj Dharmani (21 off 54 balls) added 39 runs forthe third wicket off 16 overs. Ricky continued to hold theinnings together and in the company of Dinesh Mongia (19 off 68balls) took the score to 155. Finally Ricky and Youraj Singh(14 not out off 68 balls) added a further 36 runs for theunbroken fifth wicket. By close Ricky had batted six hours. Hehas so far faced 279 balls and hit nine boundaries.