Puducherry took control of their Ranj Trophy round eight clash of the Plate group against Manipur on Sunday after taking the first innings lead in Anantpur.
Cricket Association of Puducherry registered their first Ranji Trophy victory as they secured a win by an innings and 238 runs over Cricket Association of Mizoram
Puducherry puts themselves in pole position to claim seven points, reducing Mizoram to 40/8 and with a lead of 243 runs
Rain played spoilsport at the CAP Siechem Ground, Puducherry with the whole of day two washed out
Former India international Pankaj Singh claimed 7/21 in 16.4 overs to bundle out Mizoram for 92 on day one
Puducherry opened their Ranji Trophy 2018-19 campaign claiming three points against Meghalaya at CAP Siechem Ground, Puducherry on day four on Thursday.
In their debut Ranji Trophy match in round two of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Puducherry posted 389 in their first innings before reducing Meghalaya to 161/6
To ease the entry of the new teams like Puducherry, BCCI had relaxed the rules that defined who a local player is.
Pankaj Singh, the tall and strapping fast bowler from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, who represented Team Rajasthan with distinction has moved to Puducherry as their third professional for a contract of one year.
According to sources it was Lalit Modi's idea to call in Kirsten to work with the Rajasthan Ranji team.