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Centuries from Dogra and Nayyar power HP to win

A summary of the last day in the last Plate Group round

Cricinfo staff
21-Jan-2006
Himachal Pradesh 216 and 297 for 4 (Dogra 113, Nayyar 100*) beat Goa 347 and 163 by 6 wickets
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Powered by centuries from Paras Dogra and Rajeev Nayyar, Himachal Pradesh pulled off a thrilling win in the last mandatory over to beat Goa by 6 wickets. Rahul Panta and Sangram Singh, the medium pacers, grabbed two apiece to hasten the end of Goa's, overnight on 117 for 5, second innings. Set to chase 295 HP reached 59 for 3 by the 15th over before Dogra and Nayyar took over. The combination of the youth and experience charged the run chase, adding 173 runs to pull of the victory. For Dogra, the 21year old, it was his maiden first-class ton and after he fell, Nayyar took control and along with Rahul Panta (39 not out) steered HP home.