Sarul Kanwar

After a disappointing outing in their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign opener against Kerala, Chandigarh put up a much improved performance against Uttarakhand on Thursday before narrowly going down by three wickets in Rajkot.

Sarul Kanwar (47) and Gurkeerat Singh (62) came up with an aggressive century stand to overhaul Assam's score in just 11 overs.

Punjab demolished a hapless Assam by nine wickets with nine overs to spare to storm into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 All India knockout tournament at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.

Nitish Rana smashed half a dozen sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball-50 to lead Delhi to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Chandigarh in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 group E encounter on Friday.

Yet to recover from the opening match's loss to Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh boys got another taste of being among the Elite teams as they succumbed to a seven wicket loss to Delhi in their second match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy being played at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli, near Rohtak on Friday.

Skipper Manan Vohra led from the front with yet another scintillating half century to help Chandigarh register a consolation six-wicket win over Uttarakhand in their final Elite Group E league encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy played in Sultanpur on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old Kanwar was not among the 40 out of 376 cricketers registered with the association who had been selected for the senior team camp. Reason: he had failed to submit his official documents in time.

The senior selection committee of Punjab Cricket Association picked a 20-member one-day squad for upcoming assignments.

Punjab and Haryana will lock horns at Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali on Thursday in the opening match of North Zone Vijay Hazare cricket tournament. Himachal Pradesh will take on Services at Sector 16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh.

On a roll after recording two convincing victories despite their opening game being called off due to a wet outfield, Chandigarh will aim to complete a hat-trick of wins when they take on Sikkim in a Round 4 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai on Sunday.

Having missed the action at the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tourney, seasoned all-rounder Bipul Sharma has made a comeback to the Chandigarh team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, starting December 8.

A lackluster batting effort on Day 3 made things worse for Chandigarh as the UT team lost a couple of wickets for 21 runs in their second innings while chasing a mammoth 401 for an outright win over Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B opener in Cuttack on Saturday.

Following successful completion of the brief preparatory camp and clearance of the mandatory Covid-19 tests, the Chandigarh team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy was on Thursday announced with Manan Vohra being retained the skipper. All-rounder Gurinder Singh has been named his deputy.

K B Arun Karthick's 121 helped Tamil Nadu to post 256 in the first innings against Hyderabad in their third and final round robin league match of the All India Buchi Babu Cricket tournament.

Skipper Manan Vohra's stroke-filled century against Hyderabad went in vain as Chandigarh continued to struggle among the Elite teams, registering their third successive loss in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Sultanpur on Saturday.

Captain Mithun Manhas and Puneet Mehra shared an unbeaten 80-run stand to help Delhi score an easy seven-wicket victory over Punjab in the Twenty20 match of the North Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Chandigarh succumbed to their third successive defeat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy after going down to Chhattisgarh by 44 runs in a Group D encounter in Rajkot on Saturday.

Forced to split points after their opening match against Nagaland was called off due to wet outfield, Chandigarh will be keen to spend some time in the middle as they take on Manipur in their Round 2 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the TI Murugappa Ground in Chennai on Wednesday.

Seasoned professionals Uday Kaul and Bipul Sharma were among the 37 probables named for the upcoming preparatory camp, starting Wednesday at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. The list of probables expectedly had two notable omissions in star pacer Shresth Nirmohi and promising batsman Raman Bishnoi, who had tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, and are set to be retested on Saturday.

Into their second domestic season, Chandigarh will get first-hand experience of playing in the Elite Group, when they open their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign against neighbours Haryana in a Group E clash in Kolkata on Sunday.