Sharad Lumba

Amritsar were comfortably placed at 253 for 7 against Patiala at close on Day 1 of the Punjab inter-district (under-22) tournament final at PCA Stadium, Mohali.

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.

Punjab beat Delhi by two wickets in a North Zone leg match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament with senior players like Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan flopping badly.

A resolute Mandeep Singh pulled Punjab out of the rut in the company of Anmolpreet Singh and Sharad Lumba as the hosts meandered to 167 for 4 at the close of play on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium on Wednesday.

Chandigarh once again had to settle for a draw (one point) as the second days' play in the ongoing the Punjab Inter-District under-22 Cricket Tournament got delayed to wet conditions.

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.

Mumbai Indians have retained 18 players ahead of the 2019 IPL auction and released South African batsman Jean-Paul Duminy, seamers Pat Cummins (Australia) & Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) and Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya along with six domestic players - Saurabh Tiwary, Pradeep Sangwan, Sharad Lumba, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, UP pacer Mohsin Khan and Kerala's MD Nidheesh.

Harbhajan Singh was named the captain of the Punjab Ranji Trophy team that will take on Tamil Nadu, to be played at Nagpur from 21-24.

A resolute Mandeep Singh pulled Punjab out of the rut in the company of Anmolpreet Singh and Sharad Lumba as the hosts meandered to 167 for 4 at the close of play on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium here on Wednesday.

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will lead the Punjab team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament to be played at Alur in Karnataka from February 7 to 16, a Punjab Cricket Association spokesman said on Friday.

Harbhajan Singh will lead the 16 member Punjab squad for the Vijay Hazare trophy and the team will play their first match against Vidarbha on February 25.

Defending champions Mumbai Indians had Rs 47 crore at their disposal at the IPL 2018 Auction. From it, they spent 46.35 crore to add 22 players to their roaster.

Delhi came here with a depleted squad, sans India stars Ishant Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, but a resilient performance from their bowlers put the visitors in a commanding position on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy game against Punjab at the IS Bindra Stadium, here on Friday.

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will lead the Punjab team in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20 tournament which begins on January 29.

Shubman Gill became the talking point of the day again in the Ranji Trophy match between Punjab and Delhi at the IS Bindra PCA stadium on Sunday.

Amritsar could not capitalize on the initial start and were bowled out for 280 in 106 overs against Patiala on Day 2 of the Punjab State Inter-district (under-22) tournament.

Fast bowler Siddarth Kaul starred with the ball before Punjab put up an all-round batting effort to register a three-wicket win over Baroda in an Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Winless Mumbai Indians will aim to register their maiden win when they face Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Details of when, where and how you can follow all the action from the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians to be played today at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.

In a bid to keep their play-off hopes alive, Mumbai Indians will be eyeing victory against a confident Chennai Super Kings at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.