da premier bet: Punjab were on course for an outright win over Assam at the end of daytwo of the five-day pre-quarterfinal between the two sides at thePunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
da stake casino: Staff Reporter25-Jan-2002Punjab were on course for an outright win over Assam at the end of daytwo of the five-day pre-quarterfinal between the two sides at thePunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. The hosts had reducedAssam to 53 for two in the second innings after securing a 187-runlead.Resuming at 130 for three, Punjab were well-served by opener RavneetRicky, who pushed his overnight score of 46 to 88, before beingdismissed. Later, Hari Krishan Kali (48) and Navdeep Singh (51) put on76 runs for the eigth wicket and this was followed by debutant IshanMalhatra run-a-ball 37 made with the aid of four fours. Malhatra’sbatting exploits follow his fine bowling performance on Wednesday; heclaimed 7 for 59 in the Assam first innings. Punjab’s final score of357 meant that Assam were left to make 188 to avoid an innings defeat.Opener Parag Das, who smashed 40 off 43 balls with nine fours, almostsingle-handedly ensured that Assam got off to a better start in theirsecond dig. Assam will be looking to him and the rest of the batsmento deliver to avoid an embarassing elimination.






