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Chhattisgarh opting to bat first at CAP Ground 2 posted a 1st innings total of 162 runs in 59 overs. Most of their batters gave starts but could not convert it onto substantial scores with Shahnawaz’s 43* being the highest score. From the bowlers, Sagar Udeshi and Ankit Sharma with 4wkts each were the pick of the lot.
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Puducherry in reply were cleaned up for just 37 runs with Ajay Mandal bagging a brilliant fifer. Ajay took 7 wkts for just 7 runs in his spell of 11.2 overs which included 6 maidens. Chhattisgarh in their 2nd innings scored 184 runs in 42.1 overs. Even though, Chhattisgarh’s top order faced a collapse in 2nd innings but it was their experienced Skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia contributing with a very crucial half century. Harpreet who has been piling on runs like a run machine continued to showcase his class this time scoring a well fought 63 off just 86 balls.
Harpreet also stitched a crucial stand of 96 runs with Shashank Singh who scored 56 off 65 balls. Puducherry with a target of 309 runs were all out for 177 runs with Ajay once again returning with a searing spell of 6/56 as Chhattisgarh won the match outright by 132 runs