A captain's knock of 144 by veteran Pankaj Dharmani enabled hosts Punjab post 353 in their first innings against Mumbai on the second day of Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Sunday.
Resuming 220 for six, Punjab relied on Dharmani's experience to post a respectable total.
Dharmani, playing his 87th match, also became only the second Punjab batsman after Vikram Rathore to complete 6000 runs in first-class cricket. It was his 19th century.
The wicketkeeper-batsman finally fell to pacer Swapnil Hazare, who was pick of Mumbai bowlers with a five-wicket haul.
Mumbai's batsmen made a cautious start and were 21 without loss after facing 11 overs at close.
Scorecard:
Punjab (1st Innings):
Ravneet Ricky c and b Hazare 46
Karan Goel c Samant b Mota 38
Gaurav Gupta c Samant b Kulkarni 08
Pankaj Dharmani c Rohit b Hazare 144
Dinesh Mongia c Samant b Hazare 00
Uday Kaul c Mota b Mangela 25
Amit Uniyal c Samant b Mangela 02
Ishan Malhotra c and b Mota 36
Gagandeep Singh c Kukreja b Hazare 24
Rajesh Sharma c Kulkarni b Hazare 07
Amanpreet Singh not out 10
Extras: (nb-5, byes-5, lb-3) 13
Total (all out) 353
Fall of wickets: 1-83, 2-100, 3-100, 4-100, 5-186, 6-192, 7-245, 8-314, 9-328.
Bowling: S Hazare 33-5-83-5, Mandeep Mungela 23-5-59-2, Wilkin Mota 21-3-78-2, Nilesh Kulkarni 23-5-44-1, Ramesh Pawar 22-4-81-0.
Mumbai (1st Innings):
Sahil Kukreja batting 6
Vinayak Mane batting 13
Extras: (nb-1, lb-1) 2
Total (for no loss in 11 overs) 21
Bowling: Gagandeep 3-0-3-0, Amit Uniyal 4-0-10-0, Ishan Malhotra 3-0-7-0, Amanpreet Singh 1-1-0-0.
