Punjab starts off well

Punjab lived up to the template provided Vikram Rathour. Before the race, the coach had hoped for a visitor about the big win toss and batting.

Luck favored by Uday Kaul at the toss and three batsmen found their sparks of Karnataka, in part, to fulfill the dream of a peaceful pitch Rathour Ranji Trophy Elite Group match that started Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday.

Close to the first day, Punjab scored 278 for four in 91 overs with Sarul Kanwar, Karan Goel and Mayank Kaul Sidhana helping Rathour and breathe easy, though still much work to do.

Kanwar (89, 98b, 11x4, 3x6) tried to block shots in a nonchalant S. Arvind and NC Aiyappa and a six off Stuart Binny during the first hour, revealing his aggressive streak.

Kanwar Inder Singh played in the partner treatment while waiting for the girl and the GOP relished his 50-run first wicket partnership, in this season. Openers to stretch their union before the mix-up, 101 Inder Singh left stranded.

Soon, Kanwar has enjoyed a breather on Raju Sunil 74 When he dropped out in the middle of the KP Appanna sulked and left arm spinner, he became worse when he was carted for a month.

Raju has been made to make the trap Kanwar shuffle.

In the afternoon, Goel (71, 194b, 10x4) and Sidhana (No. 61, 134b, 6x4, 1x6) helped Punjab to move forward.

Aiyappa rated a master CM Gautam Kaul, with wicketkeeper taking a sharp catch diving.

Goel was a strong left-hander off the legs and eased his earlier runs to cover.

Sidhana meantime, his preferred running a part-timer to the ground and tossed it up, Amit Verma, he pummeled the six members of the Stand.

Goel Sidhana and raised 107 runs for the fourth wicket to Aiyappa (two for 30), bowling around the wicket, found its mark. Goel could not be fully forward and Seamers stumps rattled.

Fortunately, Punjab, was not yet day alarms, which began with bad news for its mainstay Mandeep Singh, (458 runs) is unable to recover from an ankle injury.

Later in the evening, the host cusp Arvind underwent an MRI to check the injured knee. Clearer picture of how they develop fitness Wednesday.

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