Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimram Singh scored cracking centuries as Punjab posted a massive 424/5 against Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy List-A match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Sharma, who captains Punjab, hit a 96-ball 170, while Singh scored 125 off 95 balls. The openers added 298 runs in 31 overs.

A file photo of Prabhsimran Singh. Photo: PTI
A file photo of Prabhsimran Singh. Photo: PTI
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Sharma, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, hit eight sixes and 22 boundaries at a strike rate of 177, while his opening partner, who represents Punjab Kings in the IPL, also hit eight sixes and 11 boundaries.

Anmol Malhotra (48) and Sanvir Singh (40) remained unbeaten to get Punjab past 400 runs. Jaidev Unadkat went for 90 runs in his 9 overs without a wicket. Saurashtra gave a good fight, making 367, but it was 57 runs short of Punjab's imposing total.

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Brief scores: Punjab 424/5 in 50 overs (Abhishek Sharma 170, Prabhsimran Singh 125, Anmol Malhotra 48 not out, Sanvir Singh 40 not out, Pranav Karia 4/59) bt Saurashtra 367 in 50 overs (A V Vasavada 104, H Desai 59, Unadkat 48, Sanvir Singh 3/37)

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