Punjab trail Hyderabad by 163 runs, with seven wickets in hand, after scoring 216 for three in their first innings on the second day of the Ranji Trophy league match in Mohali on Friday.
Hyderabad were all out for 379 earlier in the day.
Resuming at the overnight score of 310 for 7, Hyderabad lost their last three wickets -- of Amodh Shinde (36), S M Shoaib (32) and Ashwin Yadav (17) -- for the addition of 69 runs.
Manpreet Gony claimed the wickets of Shinde and Shoaib while Yadav was caught by Amanpreet Singh off Ankur Kakkar, who ended the innings with a haul of four wickets for 55 runs.
Gony, with three for 86 runs, was the other successful Punjab bowler.
The hosts' opening pair of Ravneet Ricky (37) and Karan Goel (75) laid the foundation for the Punjab innings. Ricky was the first to return to the pavilion, when the board read 88.
Goel and Ravi Inder (20) added 54 runs for the second wicket in the form of Inder. Goel did not last long and was out after the addition of eight runs. His 75 included 10 hits to the fence and two sixes.
Pankaj Dharmani (52) and Uday Kaul (22) added 66 runs for the unbroken third wicket stand at close.
P P Ojha, with two wickets for 86 runs, was the main wicket-taker for the visitors.
Scorecard
Hyderabad (1st innings, overnight 31- for 7):
D Manohar c Madan b Goel 119
D Ravi Teja b Gony 55
VVS Laxman c Inder b Kakkar 38
S Pai lbw b Kakkar 10
A Yadav b Birinder Singh 16
A Shinde c Madan b Gony 36
H Ahmed b Goel 9
P Ojha b Kakkar 7
S Shoaib b Gony 32
M Khader not out 16
Ashwin Yadav c Amanpreet Singh b Kakkar 17
Extras: (b 10, lb 6, w 3, nb 5) 24
Total: (in 105.3 overs) 379.
Fall of wickets: 1-128, 2-203, 3-223, 4-256, 5-256, 6-269, 7-280, 8-317, 9-352, 10-379.
Bowling: Amanpreet Singh 20-5-66-0, M Gony 28-8-86-3, Birinder Singh 17-1-77-1, R Ricky 1-0-8-0, Ankur Kakkar 22.3-5-55-4, S Ladda 7-1-37-0, Karan Goel 10-0-34-2.
Punjab (1st innings):
Ravneet Ricky c & b Ojha 37
Karan Goel c Pai b Khader 75
R Inder c sub b Ojha 20
Pankaj Dharmani batting 52
Uday Kaul batting 22.
Extras: (lb 9, nb 1) 10
Total: (for three wkts in 71 overs) 216
Fall of wickets: 1-88, 2-142, 3-150.
Bowling: S Shoaib 13-8-22-0 M Khader 9-3-29-1 P Ojha 26-5-86-2 A Shinde 10-3-24-0 Ashwin Yadav 10-3-26-0 Ravi Teja 3-0-20-0.
