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PATIALA, Feb 20: Powered by a scintiallating century from Dinesh Mongia, Indian Punjab CM's XI trounced Pakistan Invitation XI by eight wickets in goodwill cricket one-dayer held as part of Patiala Heritage Festival at Dhrove Pandov Cricket Stadium.
Electing to bat, Pakistan squad reached 243 for loss of seven in 45-over match. Zahoor Elahi, who scored 53, was top-scorer in Pakistan innings. Mansoor Elahi 52 and skipper Ijaz Ahmed 30 also made important contributions.
Rajesh Sharma by claiming 3-25 was most successful bowler for Punjab CM's XI. Punjab CM's XI cruised to victory in just 38.3 overs. Mongia, who was declared Man of the Match, scored a cracking century (108) while Jadeja scored an unbeaten 69.
Summarized scores:
Scores: Pakistan Invitation XI 243 for seven wickets (Manzoor Elahi-52, Zahoor Elahi 53, Shahid Anwar 36, Ijaz Ahmed 30, Zubed Hayat 22 n.o, Mohammad Asif 18; Rajesh Sharma 3/25, Reetinder Sodhi, 2/57
CM's XI 244 for eight wickets (Mongia no 108, Jadeja 69 no, Akash Chopra 39, Reetinder Sodhi 21 no). - PPI
