da marjack bet： Century partnerships for the first and third wickets gave HimachalPradesh a solid start against Haryana on the opening day of theirRanji Trophy league match at the Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium in Rohtak
Staff Reporter01-Dec-2001Century partnerships for the first and third wickets gave HimachalPradesh a solid start against Haryana on the opening day of theirRanji Trophy league match at the Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium in Rohtak.Himachal Pradesh won the toss and opted to bat first on a wicket thatoffered nothing to the bowlers. The opening pair of Nischal Gaur andSandeep Sharma added exactly 100 runs for the first wicket, in 123minutes and off 182 balls. Sharma made 61 off 86 balls and was thefirst to fall. After the dismissal of Gaur (45) for an addition ofjust 19 runs, the in-form Rajiv Nayyar and Sangram Singh put on 113runs without being separated until the close of play.At stumps, Sangram Singh was unbeaten with 71, and Rajiv Nayyar wasbatting on 47, playing slower than his partner. For Haryana, SumitNarwal and Amit Mishra captured one wicket each. Himachal Pradeshended the day on 232 for 2.