Punjab have taken an overall lead of 244 runs over Uttar Pradesh at the close of the third day's play in the Ranji Super League Group 'B' match.

Punjab were 238 for seven with Ravneet Ricky (76) and debutant Charanjit Singh (10) at the crease.

Earlier, resuming at the overnight total of 352 for seven, Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 375, falling six short of Punjab's first innings score.

VRV Singh bagged seven wickets removing overnight batsman Piyush Chawla, who scored a brisk 34, and tailender Sudeep Tyagi (0).

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M Gony bagged two wickets while Birender Singh took one for Punjab.

Gaining a slender lead, the hosts did not have a great start losing two quick wickets with just 48 runs on the board.

Opener S Sohal made 33 and R Inder (62) offered resistance at the top, but other batsmen failed to impress.

Uday Kaul, who made a brilliant 162 in the first innings, failed to open his account falling lbw to S Tyagi.

Punjab kept losing wickets at regular intervals and at one stage they were 4-92.

Scorecard:

Uttar Pradesh (1st innings):
R P Srivastawva c Kaul b Singh 40
S S Shukla c Dharmani b Singh 25
T M Srivastava c Goel b Singh 4
M Kaif lbw b Singh 66
S K Raina c&b Singh 123
Ravikant Shukla c Dharmani b Singh 1
Amir Khan c Kaul b Gony 16
Piyush Chawla c Kaul b Singh 34
P Kumar not out 38
M Abid Khan lbw b Gony 0
S Tagi c Dharmani b Singh 0
Extra (b 11, lb 6, w 3, nb 8) 28
Total (all out, 70.1 overs) 375

Fall of wickets: 1/61, 2/67, 3/91, 4/244, 5/256, 6/294,7/324, 8/356, 9/358, 10/375.

Bowling: VRV Singh 21.1-2-112-7, Birinder Singh 10-1-54-1, M Gony 16-3-78-2, A Kakkar 3-0-29-0, Charanjit Singh 14-1-54-0, K Goel 6-0-31-0.

Punjab (2nd innings):
S Sohal lbw b R P Srivastava 33
K Goel b Kumar 10
R Inder c Amir Khan b Piyush Chawla 62
P Dharmani c Amir Khan b Kumar 15
U Kaul lbw b Tyagi 0
R S Ricky not out 76
A Kakkar c Kaif b Piyush Chawla 17
M Gony b Piyush Chawla 10
Charanjit Singh not out 8
Extra (w 2, nb 5) 7
Total (7 wickets, 83 overs) 238

Fall of wickets: 1/37, 2/48, 3/91, 4/92, 5/166, 6/192, 7/218.

Bowling: P Kumar 14-5-28-2, S Tyagi 17-3-62-1, M Abid Khan 10-0-42-0, R P Srivastava 14-6-31-1, Piyush Chawla 20-6-50-3, S S Shukla 8-0-25-0.