Serving early notice of abundant promise

Punjab took on hosts Hyderabad at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad in a Ranji Trophy game in February 1999. It was Hyderabad's first outing in the Super League while Punjab had struggled to salvage three points in an earlier encounter against Rajasthan. The visitors were well stocked in the batting department but there was a question mark over their bowling. In the absence of Harbhajan Singh, much was expected from rookie off spinner Sarandeep Singh who was playing just his third game in first class cricket. [More]

Ten wicket haul for the rookie off spinner

The Ranji Trophy North Zone League tie between Delhi and Services at the PCA Stadium in Mohali in the 1999-2000 season was the occasion of Sarandeep Singh's first ten wicket haul in first class cricket. The hosts were fresh from a 196 run drubbing of Himachal Pradesh in their pipeopener, Sarandeep having warmed up nicely with four wickets and a 59 ball fifty for good measure. [More]

Sarandeep delivers coup de grace

Punjab's first opponent in the 1999-2000 North Zone Ranji One-Day league was unfancied Himachal Pradesh. Playing on home turf at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Punjab crushed their rivals by 178 runs in a mismatch of a contest. In a good allround performance, skipper and old hand Vikram Rathour took the batting honours for Punjab with a strokeful 88, while rookie offspinner Sarandeep Singh stole the bowling honours with a potent spell of three wickets for next to nothing. [More]

Sarandeep spins Punjab to North Zone title

Punjab clashed with neighbouring Haryana in their final encounter in the Ranji One-Day league of 1999-2000. With three wins each going into the last set of games, Punjab and Delhi were neck and neck in the race for the North Zone title. Delhi being expected to win easily against Jammu & Kashmir, the onus was on Punjab to win and maintain a good Net Run Rate in the process. [More]