PUN vs HAR 4th Match: Punjab Beat Haryana by 4 Wickets, Malhotra Stars
Punjab beat Haryana by 4 wickets.
Punjab beat Haryana by 4 wickets in 4th Match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- HAR Over 9 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Raghu Sharma: 1 6 0 0 4 6
- HAR Over 13.5 — Dinesh Bana brings up a fifty off 21 balls
- HAR Over 14 — 21 runs came off the over, bowled by Harpreet Brar: 6 1 2 6 6 0
- PUN Over 9.1 — Vihaan Malhotra brings up a fifty off 34 balls
- PUN Over 10 — 19 runs came off the over, bowled by Samant Jakhar: 6 1 1 4 1 6
- PUN Over 13.6 — Sumit Kumar completes a 3-wicket haul
- PUN Over 13.6 — Vihaan Malhotra out for 86 (50), c s jakhar b sumit kumar by Sumit Kumar. 128/5
- PUN Over 18 — 21 runs came off the over, bowled by Sumit Kumar: 6 6 1 1 1 6
- PUN Over 19.1 — Uday Saharan finished it off with a four off Rahul Tewatia
How the runs came
Haryana were 82 after 10 overs and finished on 190/2. Punjab were 97 after 10 overs and finished on 193/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | HAR | PUN |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 44/1 (RR 7.33) | 58/1 (RR 9.67) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 96/0 (RR 10.67) | 76/4 (RR 8.44) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 55/1 (RR 11.00) | 59/1 (RR 14.16) |
In the powerplay, Punjab scored 14 more than Haryana. In the middle overs, Haryana scored 20 more than Punjab.
Haryana innings: over by over
Haryana faced 39 dot balls (32%), hit 15 fours and 11 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 129 off 83 balls between Arsh Ranga & Ankit Kumar.
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Nishant Sindhu, 1.6), 144-2 (Samant Jakhar, 15.5)
Punjab innings: over by over
Punjab faced 29 dot balls (25%), hit 15 fours and 12 sixes, and got 2 extras. The best stand was 57 off 29 balls between Sanvir Singh & Uday Saharan.
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (Prabhsimran Singh, 4.6), 73-2 (Anmolpreet Singh, 7.5), 113-3 (Salil Arora, 11.6), 119-4 (Ramandeep Singh, 13.1), 128-5 (Vihaan Malhotra, 13.6), 185-6 (Sanvir Singh, 18.5)
Our view
Punjab beat Haryana by 4 wickets in the fourth match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite. Haryana posted a strong 190/2, powered by a 129-run partnership between Arsh Ranga and Ankit Kumar. Dinesh Bana added 42 off 20 balls, while Harpreet Brar's 14th over proved expensive, producing 21 runs.
Punjab chased down the target in 19.1 overs, finishing at 193/6. Vihaan Malhotra led the chase with an impressive 86 off 50 balls, while Uday Saharan provided the late push with 42 off just 18 deliveries. Sumit Kumar claimed three wickets, including Malhotra, to put Punjab under pressure. However, a 57-run stand between Sanvir Singh and Saharan brought the chase back on track, before Saharan sealed the win with a boundary in the 20th over.
Top performers
- Vihaan Malhotra — 86 (50 balls)
- Dinesh Bana — 42 (20 balls)
- Uday Saharan — 42 (18 balls)
- Sumit Kumar — 3/55 (4 ov)
- Harpreet Brar — 2/34 (3 ov)
- Anuj Thakral — 2/40 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Punjab vs Haryana
