da bwin： In a match that witnessed tall scores, Punjab and Delhi had to becontent with a draw in their North Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match atthe Harbax Singh Stadium in Delhi on Saturday
Natarajan Sriram05-Nov-2000In a match that witnessed tall scores, Punjab and Delhi had to becontent with a draw in their North Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match atthe Harbax Singh Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. With this encounterbeing the last in the league, Delhi (24) finished second only toHaryana (29) in the points table from four matches. Punjab are placedthird with 19 points.On the final day, Punjab, aided by a 101 run opening stand betweenGaganinder Singh (71) and Binwant Singh (27), scored 109 in theirsecond outing when stumps were drawn. Gaganinder Singh was the onlycasuality when he was caught by substitute Gidwani off Sachdeva.Earlier, Delhi ran up a huge 320 in their first innings. The chiefarchitect being opener Gautam Gambhir with an unbeaten 218. Gambhir,who stayed at the crease for 497 minutes, held the Delhi innings,which saw only three others make double figures, together. Delhi tooka slender 16 run lead.On the opening day, opting to bat, Punjab put up a fighting 304 on theboard. The total being helped by a 71 run fifth wicket stand betweenRajan Singh (39) and Baljit Singh (46). Then stumper C Madan (73)forged some useful partnerships with the later order batsmen to boostthe total.