CHANDIGARH: Opener Karan Goel slammed a powerful 111 as Punjab outplayed Jammu and Kashmir by 84 runs in the North Zone One-Day Ranji Trophy match at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here Wednesday. Goel and Amritsar-based opener Ravneet Rickey (50) put on 106 runs for the first wicket stand. 

Punjab wicketkeeper-batsman and captain  Pankaj Dharmani won the toss and elected to bat. Ricky and Goel put Punjab in commanding position with 106- run stand for opening wicket.  Ricky was stumped by Arshad Bhatt of the bowling of Pradeep Bali (1 for 27). Ricky hit four fours.

Dinesh Mongia joined Karan Goel and they took the total to 247 with a 141-run third wicket stand. Karan Goel departed caught by Mahajan at long off of the bowling of all-rounder Abid Nabi (2 for 58). Goel scored 111 in 194 minutes and hit 10 fours and two huges sixdes. Ishan Malhotra and Bipul Sharma were not out on 9 and 13, respectively. Punjab made 269 for 3 in 50 overs.

In reply, Jammu and Kashmir were dismissed for 185 in 47.2 overs. Off spinner Rajesh Sharma wrecked their innings by claiming four wickets for 25 runs. Medium pacer Gagandeep  Singh got two wickets for 33 runs. Hardeep Singh (35, 3x4s), Kavaljit Singh (29), Dhruv Mahajan (26), R Bisati (25) and A Bhatt (20) were their main scorers.

Punjab secured five points and Jammu and Kashmir one. Scoreboard Punjab:
 Ravneet  Ricky c Bhatt b Bali 50 
 Karan Goel c Mahajan b Abid Nabi 111  
 Dinesh Mongia c Mahajan b Abid Nabi 71 
 I Malhatra not out 9 
 Vipul Sharma not out 13 
 Extras (lb 5, w 10) 15     
 Total (for 3 wickets; 50 overs; 208 mins) 269.     

Fall of wickets: 1-106, 2-247, 3-247.
    
  Bowling 
  Abid Nabi 9-2-58-2 
  S Beigh 9-1-38-0  
  Shafqat Baba 10-0-52-0 
  D Mahajan 7-0-38-0 
  P Bali 5-0-27-1  
  S Khajuria 10-0-51-0.
 
Jammu and Kashmir
 A Bhatt c Goel b Ablish 20 
 S Sofi lbw b Gagandeep Singh 0 
 Hardeep Singh b Gagandeep Singh 35 
 D Mahajan c Dharmani b Vipul Sharma 26 
 Kavaljit Singh c Gagandeep Singh b Rajesh Sharma 29  
 R Bisati lbw b Rajesh Sharma 25 
 P Bali b Vipul Sharma 8 18 
 Abid Nabi st Dharmani b Rajesh Sharma 0 
 S Khajuria lbw b Rajesh Sharma 4  
 S Beigh c & b Mongia 7  
 Shafqat Baba not out 1 
  Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 19) 30     
  Total (all out; 47.2 overs) 185    

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-3, 3-85, 4-99, 5-151, 6-163, 7-163, 8-167,
9-180, 10-185

     
  Bowling
  Gagandeep Singh 8-0- 33-2  
  L Ablish 6-0-23-1  
  I Malhatra 4-0-35-0 
  VRV Singh 6-0-15-0 
  Vipul Sharma 10-1 35-2 
  Rajesh Sharma 10-1-25-4 
  D Mongia 3.2-0-8-1 .