Sanvir Singh scores double century as Punjab declare at 592 against Andhra
The 30-year-old batter hit 205 to lead Punjab's first innings in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B encounter.
Sanvir Singh scored a career-best 205 to help Punjab declare their first innings at 592/9 against Andhra on Tuesday. The match is part of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B at the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh, according to reports from Hindustan Times and Sportstar.
Singh, who is 30 years old, played his first first-class match of the season. His innings of 205 came from 375 balls, including 22 fours and one six. He shared a 272-run sixth-wicket partnership with wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora, who scored 144 off 252 deliveries.
Punjab's lower order also contributed significant runs. Emanjot Singh Chahal scored 122 off 150 balls, marking his second first-class century. Singh and Chahal added 154 runs for the seventh wicket.
For Andhra, Kavuri Saiteja took three wickets, while Tripurana Vijay, KS Narasimha Raju, and Saurabh Kumar claimed two wickets each. Andhra reached 20/0 in nine overs by the end of the day.
In a separate Elite Group D match in Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu declared at 571/7 against Chandigarh. Pradosh Ranjan Paul scored 208, while Ajith Ram remained unbeaten on 115. Chandigarh reached 49/3 at stumps, trailing by 522 runs.