Published: November 3, 2026 at 7:56 pm
Sanvir Singh struck a fine double century and Emanjot Singh Chahal helped himself to a ton as Punjab ground the hapless Andhra attack to the dust in their four-day Elite Group B match at the PCA International Cricket Stadium Ground A in New Chandigarh on Tuesday.
At stumps, Andhra were 20 for no loss with their new-look opening pair of CR Gnaneshwar (13) and Revanth Reddy (3) seeing of the nine overs without being separated.
Salil and Sanvir hit unbeaten tons to rescue Punjab after Saiteja’s triple strike in an over
Earlier, resuming at their overnight score of 276 for five, Punjab went on a batting marathon. Salil Arora, who was on 111, and Sanvir Singh, who was on 100, continued with their merry making ways.
The duo added 272 for the sixth wicket before Salil fell. Salil contributed 131 off 232 balls and Sanvir made 133 off 253 balls as the partnership firmly established Punjab.
Salil was caught by wicketkeeper Revanth Reddy off left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar after making 144 off 252 balls with 16 fours and three sixes.
Sanvir and Emanjot make merry at Andhra cost
Andhra’s hopes of running through the Punjab innings was dashed as Sanvir and Emanjot Singh put their attack to the sword. The duo went after the tired Andhra attack and plundered runs at will.
They added 154 for the eighth wicket with Sanvir contributing 72 off 122 balls and Emanjot getting 79 off 110. The partnership was finally broken by off-spinner Tripurana Vijay who had Sanvir caught by Shaik Rasheed but by that time Sanvir had crossed his double century. His 205 came off 375 balls with 22 fours and a six.
Vijay then got rid of Harpreet Brar (12) but Emanjot and Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa frustrated the Andhra bowlers. The added 75 for the ninth wicket with Emanjot getting 41 off 32 and Sukhdeep making 33 off 31 balls.
Emanjot Singh Chahal made 122 to bolster the Punjab score against Andhra
Andhra saw Emanjot’s back when Saurabh Kumar had him caught by skipper Ricky Bhui but by then the Punjab batter had done a lot of damage. Emanjot’s 122 came off 150 balls with seven fours and nine sixes. This was Emanjot Singh’s second Ranji Trophy century. He had earlier made his maiden ton against Assam in a previous game. He had scored an unbeaten 114 in that game.
Sukhdeep was unbeaten on 38 and Gursimran Singh was on 1 when skipper Uday Saharan declared the innings closed with Punjab on 592 for nine in 156 overs.
Kavuri Saiteja took three for 110 but none on the second day. Saurabh Kumar and Vijay took the four wickets to fall on the day.
Brief scores: Punjab 592 for nine declared in 156 overs (Vihaan Malhotra 30, Prabhsimran Singh 24, Salil Arora 144, Sanvir Singh 205, Emanjot Singh Chahal 122, Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa 38 not out; Kavuri Saiteja 3/110, KS Narasimha Raju 2/70, Tripurana Vijay 2/127, Saurabh Kumar 2/144) vs Andhra 20 for no loss in 9 overs (CR Gnaneshwar 16 batting, Revanth Reddy 3 batting).
