<p>By virtue of their first innings lead, Punjab pocketed three crucial points but still remained at the fifth place in the Group B points table behind Haryana.<br /><br />Rajwinder took the wickets of R Dewan (37), Hemang Badani (47), Sachin Rana (36) and Joginder Sharma (29) to ignite hopes of a win but Haryana managed to cling on to deny them an outright victory.<br /><br />Earlier, resuming at 144/3, Punjab declared their second innings at 232/6, setting a victory target of 378 at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium here.<br /><br />Punjab overnight batsmen Mandeep Singh (84) and Uday Kaul (80 not out) started off well but pacer Dhruv Singh produced a brilliant spell to dismiss the former in the 51st over, before removing Jaskaran Singh (2) and MS Gony (10).<br /><br />Kaul, however, was a pillar of strength at the other end. The 23-year-old blasted seven fours in his innings as Punjab declared their second innings at 232 for six in 60 overs.<br /><br />Needing 378 to win, Haryana had a disastrous start as they lost opener Nitin Saina (0) in the third ball when he was cleaned up by Gony.<br /><br />Gony also dismissed Sunny Singh in the seventh over, while Bharat Loomba removed A Rawat (13) to reduce Haryana to 36 for three in 11.4 overs.<br /><br />Dewan and Badani tried to stem the rot with a 80-run fourth wicket partnership but once they were gone, the scare of a defeat loomed larged over Haryana.<br /><br />Rana (36) then came up with a 48-run stand with Pardeep Sahu to help Haryana survive the scare as the match ended in a draw.<br /><br />Brief Scores:<br /><br />Punjab: 415 and 232/6 declared (Mandeep Singh 84, Uday Kaul 80 not out; Dhruv Singh 3/51).<br /><br />Haryana: 270 and 220/8 in 74 overs (H Badani 47; Rajwinder Singh 4/60).</p>
<p>By virtue of their first innings lead, Punjab pocketed three crucial points but still remained at the fifth place in the Group B points table behind Haryana.<br /><br />Rajwinder took the wickets of R Dewan (37), Hemang Badani (47), Sachin Rana (36) and Joginder Sharma (29) to ignite hopes of a win but Haryana managed to cling on to deny them an outright victory.<br /><br />Earlier, resuming at 144/3, Punjab declared their second innings at 232/6, setting a victory target of 378 at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium here.<br /><br />Punjab overnight batsmen Mandeep Singh (84) and Uday Kaul (80 not out) started off well but pacer Dhruv Singh produced a brilliant spell to dismiss the former in the 51st over, before removing Jaskaran Singh (2) and MS Gony (10).<br /><br />Kaul, however, was a pillar of strength at the other end. The 23-year-old blasted seven fours in his innings as Punjab declared their second innings at 232 for six in 60 overs.<br /><br />Needing 378 to win, Haryana had a disastrous start as they lost opener Nitin Saina (0) in the third ball when he was cleaned up by Gony.<br /><br />Gony also dismissed Sunny Singh in the seventh over, while Bharat Loomba removed A Rawat (13) to reduce Haryana to 36 for three in 11.4 overs.<br /><br />Dewan and Badani tried to stem the rot with a 80-run fourth wicket partnership but once they were gone, the scare of a defeat loomed larged over Haryana.<br /><br />Rana (36) then came up with a 48-run stand with Pardeep Sahu to help Haryana survive the scare as the match ended in a draw.<br /><br />Brief Scores:<br /><br />Punjab: 415 and 232/6 declared (Mandeep Singh 84, Uday Kaul 80 not out; Dhruv Singh 3/51).<br /><br />Haryana: 270 and 220/8 in 74 overs (H Badani 47; Rajwinder Singh 4/60).</p>