Ishant bowls only four overs but Saini takes three as Delhi bowl out Jharkhand for 251
Guwahati Feb 24 PTI Ishant Sharma bowled only one short spell of four overs but his Team India colleague Navdeep Saini along with the spinners dismissed Jharkhand for a below par 251 on the opening day of Delhis second group H must-win Ranji Trophy match here on Thursday Ishant and Sainis entry made Delhis attack stronger but the lanky fast bowler 4-1-14-0 after a gingerly first spell was never brought back for a second spell It didnt affect much as Saini 12-2-37-3 along with left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra 18-3-65-3 and two part-time off-break bowlers Lalit Yadav 13-0-46-2 and Nitish Rana 14-2-41-2 got wickets at regular intervals to deflate Jharkhand At stumps Delhi were 28 for 1 losing Yash Dhull 5s wicket with Dhruv Shorey 15 batting and Himmat Singh 5 batting at the crease Jharkhand skipper Virat Singh 103 off 171 balls and opener Nazim Siddiqui 52 were the only two significant contributors In fact Delhi didnt need Ishant with the slow track aiding spinners and Saini also worked up decent pace to keep the batters in tight leash during his multiple spells The only stand that was worth talking about was between Utkarsh Singh 21 and Nazeem as they added 78 for second wicket in quick time Left-handed Virat who struck 15 fours and a six could never be in control as only No 10 Sushant Mishra 20 gave him some support for the ninth wicket which yielded 39 The skipper then added another 51 for the final wicket with Ashish Kumar on way to his fourth first-class ton When Delhi batted Dhull tasted his first failure at senior level after twin hundreds as he edged one from Ashish to keeper Kumar Kushagra Twin tons by Baba twins Seasoned Tamil Nadu twins Baba Indrajith 127 and Baba Aparajith 101 batting added 207 for the third wicket as the formidable outfit scored 308 for 4 against Chattisgarh in another match of the same group Indrajith hit 21 fours in 141 balls and was more attacking of the two while Aparajith had eight fours and two sixes in his kitty Currently hard-hitting M Shahrukh Khan is giving him company at 28 Brief Scores Jharkhand 1st Innings 251 Virat Singh 103 Navdeep Saini 337 VIkas Mishra 365 Delhi 1st Innings 281 Yash Dhull 5 Tamil Nadu 1st Innings 3084 Baba Indrajith 127 Baba Aparajith 101 batting vs Chattisgarh PTI KHS KHS ATK ATK
Guwahati Feb 24 PTI Ishant Sharma bowled only one short spell of four overs but his Team India colleague Navdeep Saini along with the spinners dismissed Jharkhand for a below par 251 on the opening day of Delhis second group H must-win Ranji Trophy match here on Thursday Ishant and Sainis entry made Delhis attack stronger but the lanky fast bowler 4-1-14-0 after a gingerly first spell was never brought back for a second spell It didnt affect much as Saini 12-2-37-3 along with left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra 18-3-65-3 and two part-time off-break bowlers Lalit Yadav 13-0-46-2 and Nitish Rana 14-2-41-2 got wickets at regular intervals to deflate Jharkhand At stumps Delhi were 28 for 1 losing Yash Dhull 5s wicket with Dhruv Shorey 15 batting and Himmat Singh 5 batting at the crease Jharkhand skipper Virat Singh 103 off 171 balls and opener Nazim Siddiqui 52 were the only two significant contributors In fact Delhi didnt need Ishant with the slow track aiding spinners and Saini also worked up decent pace to keep the batters in tight leash during his multiple spells The only stand that was worth talking about was between Utkarsh Singh 21 and Nazeem as they added 78 for second wicket in quick time Left-handed Virat who struck 15 fours and a six could never be in control as only No 10 Sushant Mishra 20 gave him some support for the ninth wicket which yielded 39 The skipper then added another 51 for the final wicket with Ashish Kumar on way to his fourth first-class ton When Delhi batted Dhull tasted his first failure at senior level after twin hundreds as he edged one from Ashish to keeper Kumar Kushagra Twin tons by Baba twins Seasoned Tamil Nadu twins Baba Indrajith 127 and Baba Aparajith 101 batting added 207 for the third wicket as the formidable outfit scored 308 for 4 against Chattisgarh in another match of the same group Indrajith hit 21 fours in 141 balls and was more attacking of the two while Aparajith had eight fours and two sixes in his kitty Currently hard-hitting M Shahrukh Khan is giving him company at 28 Brief Scores Jharkhand 1st Innings 251 Virat Singh 103 Navdeep Saini 337 VIkas Mishra 365 Delhi 1st Innings 281 Yash Dhull 5 Tamil Nadu 1st Innings 3084 Baba Indrajith 127 Baba Aparajith 101 batting vs Chattisgarh PTI KHS KHS ATK ATK
