Published: Oct 02, 2015, 05:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 02, 2015, 05:34 PM (IST)
Punjab‘s batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann on Friday became the first cricketer to notch up a double century of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16, in their ongoing Group B match against Railways, at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (PCA) in Mohali. Gurkeerat’s double century has come at just the right time as the young cricketer has been selected for the Indian cricket team, for their upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. Gurkeerat slammed as many as 25 boundaries and five sixes to complete his double century, which was almost a run-a-ball innings. Gurkeerat faced 207 balls and remained unbeaten on 201, as Punjab made mockery of the Railways bowling attack, piling up 604 for five in their first innings. ALSO READ: Live Cricket Score, Punjab vs Railways, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match
Punjab produced a strong batting performance in their first match of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 season, as there were two more centurions in Uday Kaul and Mandeep Singh in their batting line-up. In their reply, Railways were 14 without any loss in six overs, trailing by 590 runs.
It was a forgettable outing for the Railways bowlers as none of them could create any effect. Ranjeet Mali, Karn Sharma and Arnab Arun Nandi claimed one wicket each but they all proved very costly. Two of these bowlers — Mali and Karn — ended up giving away 149 and 115 runs respectively.
It was also not so special outing for Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who managed only 23 runs from 53 balls with five boundaries. While the other Punjab batsmen made merry on a batting-friendly track, the left-hander Yuvraj ended up giving a return catch to Karn.
