Vishwa Pratap Singh, Nehal Wadhera hit tons for Punjab

Chandigarh, December 8

Punjab defeated Karnataka by 50 runs to reach the final of the Men U-25 Inter-State Trophy at Alur Cricket Stadium, Bangalore.

Batting first, Punjab lads posted 317/8 in 50 overs. Vishwa Pratap Singh scored 120 off 128 balls, with 10 boundaries and five sixes, while Nehal Wadhera posted 106 off 94 balls, with 11 boundaries and two sixes.

Nishchit N Rao (2/58) and Shubhang Hegde (2/72) shared wickets for the bowling side. In reply, Karnataka scored 267 runs before losing all their wickets in 47.1 overs. Shubhang Hegde (50 off 46 balls with six boundaries) and Aneesh KV (43 off 64 balls, with four boundaries) were the main scorers for Karnataka. Naman Dhir claimed three wickets, while Abhinav Sharma and Paras Jaidka took two each for the bowling side. — TNS