India, Oct. 19 -- Punjab seized control of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B clash against Chhattisgarh on Monday, riding on captain Uday Saharan's magnificent 161 and left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar's five-wicket haul to leave the visitors reeling at 72/5 at stumps on Day 2.

The hosts having posted 456 in their first innings, Brar dismantled the Chhattisgarh batting to leave them trailing by 384 runs.

Saharan, who resumed Day 2 on 106*, anchored Punjab's innings with a composed 161 off 299 balls (15x4). He showed patience and concentration to build on his overnight century. His effort was complemented by wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora, who scored 107 off 226 deliveries (10x4). Arora's century stabilised the middle and lower-middle order...