Punjab conceded a 23-runs first innings lead to Hyderabad after being bowled out for 356 in reply to the visitors' total of 379 on the third day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Mohali on Saturday.
Resuming at the overnight score of 216 for three, Punjab added only 140 runs before losing the remianing seven wickets.
Hyderabad were 85 for two at close, a lead of 108 runs with eight wicket in hand on the penultimate day of the match.
Overnight batsmen Pankaj Dharmani was the first to go without adding to his yesterday's score of 52.
C Madan (8) was trapped leg before by Ashwin Yadav after adding 20 runs to the total. The other overnight batsman Uday Kaul (46) returned to the pavilion when the score read 268.
Amit Kakkar (45) was run out by Shoaib.
After Kakkar's exit the remaining three batsmen Birinder Singh, Amanpreet Singh (1) and Sarabjit Ladda (4) did not last long and the hosts lost the trio for just 17 runs.
Birinder claimed the two Hyderabad wickets of Daniel Manohar (8) and Anup Pai (2). Ravi Teja (51) played well to keep the scoreboard moving. Arjun Yadav (10) was at the crease with Teja when the day ended.
Scoreboard:
Hyderabad (1st innings) 379 all out.
Punjab (1st innings)
Ravneet Ricky c & b Ojha 37
Karan Goel c Pai b Khader 75
Ravi Inder c sub (Sharma) b Ojha 20
Pankaj Dharmani c Ahmed b Ashwin Yadav 52
Uday Kaul b Ojha 46
C Madan lbw b Ashwin Yadav 8
Ankur Kakkar run out (Shoaib) 45
Manpreet Gony c sub (Sharma) b Shoaib 48
Birinder Singh c Yadav b Manohar 1
Amanpreet Singh c Pai b Manohar 1
Sarabjit Ladda batting 4
Extras (b-4, lb-10, nb-5) 19
Total (all out) 356
Fall of wickets: 1-88, 2-142, 3-150, 4-216, 5-236, 6-268, 7-339, 8-340, 9-342, 10-356
Bowling: S M Shoaib 19-9-33-1, M A Khader 13-3-40-1, Pragyan Ojha 47-9-127-3, Amodh Shinde 13-4-32-0, Ashwin Yadav 25-7-75-2, Ravi Teja 3-0-20-0, Daniel Manohar 4-0-15-2
Hyderabad (2nd innings):
Daniel Manohar b Birinder 8
Ravi Teja batting 61
Anup Pai b Birinder 2
Arjun Yadav not out 10
Extras (lb-1, w-1, nb-2) 4
Total (for 2 wickets) 85
Fall of wickets 1-44, 2-50
Bowling: Manpreet Gony 9-1-24-0, Birinder Singh 9-2-28-2, Amanpreet Singh 6-0-19-0, Ankur Kakkar 6-2-12-0, Karan Goel 1-0-1-0.
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