Team Herald
PORVORIM: Legspinner Raghu Sharma and left-arm spinner Vinay Choudhary bagged seven wickets between them to put Punjab on course for an innings victory against Goa in Porvorim.
In response to Punjab’s 635, Goa were dismissed for 246, and ended the day on 67 for 2 after being asked to follow on.
Goa, resuming on 94 for 1, lost Swapnil Asnodkar in the second over of the day to Choudhary, who then combined with Raghu and seamer Siddarth Kaul (2-41) to cut through the rest of the batting line-up. At 176 for 9, a counterattacking 70-run partnership for the last wicket between Rituraj Singh (22) and Amit Yadav (52*) dragged the side to 246.
The slide seeped into Goa’s second innings as well, with Choudhary and Kaul dismissing the openers. Goa now trail the innings by 322 runs.
Brief scores: Punjab 635 lead Goa 246 and 67 for 2 (Swapnil Asnodkar 26, Sagun Kamat 26*; Vinay Chowdhary 1 for 11, Siddharth Kaul 1 for 12) by 322 runs.
