Karan Kaila

Riding on a fine all-round performance from Bipul Sharma, AG Haryana defeated AG Punjab by 33 runs to lift the Indian Audit and Accounts Department's North Zone Cricket Tournament at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday.

K Mukunth's 135 helped Globe Trotters finish Day 2 on 252 for 3 in their TNCA first division Elite clash against Grand Slam at Pachaiyappa's College 'A' Ground here on Wednesday.

Punjab captain Mandeep Singh compiled a sparkling double hundred on the way to his second consecutive century in the ongoing Ranji Trophy as the hosts amassed a huge first innings total against Hyderabad at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, here on Thursday.

India discard Sandeep Sharma produced another brilliant spell, returning four wickets from his seven overs to guide Punjab to a six-wicket win over Maharashtra and more importantly to the knockouts of the Vijay Hazare tournament on Wednesday.

Fit-again Mandeep Singh will lead the Punjab team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning February 20. The Punjab Cricket Association announced a 22-member squad through a media release issued on Thursday.

The Ranji Trophy has returned to Patiala after the gap of four years. It turned out to be a memorable outing for the local lads in the Punjab squad as seven Patiala players - Sandeep Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Sanvir Singh, Anmol Malhotra and two debutants Karan Kaila and Akul Pandove - were in the playing XI against Hyderabad.

Packed with potential, swagger, and single-handed match winners who don’t click as a team, they aren’t the West Indies but Punjab. But skipper Mandeep Singh says these are exciting times.

Bowls too quick for a spinner, can't hit sixes -despite his scoring loads of runs and taking heaps of wickets in junior cricket, this was the state selectors' criticism of Punjab all-rounder Karan Kaila until his all-round show in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Young Sumit Kumar produced a scintillating all-round performance as Haryana defeated Baroda by 58 runs in the Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy National One-Day tournament on Saturday.

Vijay Zol, fresh from leading India Colts to victory in the Asia Cup, has been named skipper of the U-19 squad that will defend its World Cup title in the UAE.

In only a couple of months, Patiala wicket-keeper batsman Prabhsimran Singh, 18, has gone from little known player to million-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) buy and now worth a spot in the Punjab senior side for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Rain denied Punjab a chance to qualify for the semifinals in the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy. Chasing a target of 175 against Tamil Nadu, Punjab had scored 52 for 2 in 13 overs when rain stopped the game following which the contest was abandoned in Alur (Karnataka).

Maharashtra left-hander Vijay Zol will lead the Indian colts in the U-19 cricket World Cup to be held in United Arab Emirates in February.

Mandeep Singh will lead the Punjab side in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited-overs tournament while attacking batsman Gurkeerat Singh will be his deputy, said a release from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) on Tuesday.

World-cup winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is set to come out of retirement and play domestic cricket again after being named in Punjab's 30-strong list of probables for next month's Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Yuvraj, the star of India's 2011 World Cup-winning campaign, had announced his retirement last June but he decided to resume playing for his home state.