Amritsar: A hattrick by Gagandeep Singh, who bagged six for 26, helped hosts Punjab defeat Assam by an innings and 51 runs on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Elite group B match on Friday.

Resuming at 146 for seven, the visitors added 12 runs on Friday. Assam, asked to follow on with a 209-run deficit, folded up for 158 in their second innings.

In Mumbai, Devendra Bundela struck an unbeaten century to ensure Madhya Pradesh collect two points from their Elite group A tie against holders Mumbai, which petered to a draw here Friday.

In Bangalore, an altercation broke out between some players of Karnataka and Gujarat during their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.

Gujarat?s Hitesh Majumdar and Karnataka?s Tilak Naidu got engaged in a verbal duel when the former objected to ?delaying tactics? being adopted by Karnataka?s Dodda Ganesh.

With the last over to be bowled, Ganesh called for new protection gear. When Majumdar objected, Naidu raised his willow in a threatening gesture, forcing umpires Rajan K. Seth and Sudhi Asnani to intervene. They reported the incident to match referee Subrata Banerjee, who warned the errant players but decided against any punitive action.

SUMMARISED SCORES

In Amritsar: Punjab 422 vs Assam 213 and 158 (S.V. Saravanan 69; Gagandeep Singh 6/26). Punjab won by an innings and 51 runs.

In Bangalore: Gujarat 330 and 307/4 decl. (Niraj Patel 70, Timil Patel 78 n.o.) vs Karnataka 272 and 156/7 (Tilak Naidu 46 n.o.; Siddarth Trivedi 6/52). Match drawn.

In Lucknow: Tamil Nadu 353. Uttar Pradesh 136 and 157/8. Match drawn.

In Mumbai: Madhya Pradesh 255 and 222 (Devendra Bundela 139 n.o.; Nilesh Kulkarni 5/55) vs Mumbai 233 and 81/4 (Sanjay Pandey 4/20). Match drawn.

In New Delhi: Delhi 491 vs Andhra Pradesh 311 and 152/5 (M.S.K. Prasad 71 n.o.). Match drawn. (PTI)