Gagandeep Singh took the last three Hyderabad wickets for the addition of 31 runs to help hosts Punjab beat the visitors by an innings and 151 runs on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy Elite B Group match at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Monday.

Resuming at the overnight score of 168 for seven, Hyderabad were all out for 199 chasing a first innings deficit of 350 runs.

Punjab scored 550 for seven declared in reply to Hyderabad's first innings total of 200 all out.

Overnight batssman Khaleel (102) was the first to go after the addition of just one run to his personal score. He was caught by Gupta off Gagandeep Singh when the board read 179.

Kaushik Reddy (33) was the next victim of Gagandeep Singh when the score was 199.

Gagandeep Singh took the third wicket of P Ojha (0) at the same score.

The win gave Punjab five points, including a bonus point.

Scorecard

Hyderabad first innings 200 all out

Punjab first innings 550 for seven decl

Hyderabad second innings (overnight 168 for seven)
D S Manohar lbw b Sandhu 9
Abhinav Kumar lbw b Gagandeep Singh 0
Anirudh Singh c Dharmani b Gagandeep Singh 1
A S Yadav b Sandhu 0
S A Pai b Ablash 11
I Khaleel c Gupta b Gagandeep Singh 102
A Shinde b Ablash 0
A Absolem c Ricky b Saandhu 19
Kaushik Reddy b Gagandeep Singh 33
N P Singh not out 12
P Ojha b Gagandeep Singh 0
Extras (b-1, Lb-4, W-6, nb-1) 12
Total (all out in 48.4 overs) 199

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-9, 3-10, 4-11, 5-64, 6-66, 7-108, 8-179, 9-199, 10-199.

Bowling: Gagandeep Singh 15.4-0-54-5, H Sandhu 15-3-72-3, L Ablash 8-1-33-2, Amit Uniyal 9-0-34-0, Dinesh Mongia 1-0-1-0.