Lalit Yadavs special hundred puts Delhi in command against TN
Guwahati Feb 19 PTI Lalit Yadav hammered 10 sixes enroute to his maiden first-class hundred and batted brilliantly with the tail to put Delhi in a strong position against Tamil Nadu after day two of the Ranji Trophy Group H here on FridayResuming the day at 291 for seven Delhi ended up getting an imposing first innings score of 452 all out courtesy Yadavs 177 off 287 ballsDelhi also got two crucial wickets before stumps leaving Tamil Nadu at 75 for two and trailing by 377 runsIf the opening day belonged to India U-19 star Yash Dhull Friday was all about Yadav who batted fearlessly in his entertaining innings Besides 10 sixes he smashed 17 foursHis knock was not all about brutal hitting The 25-year-old shielded the tail including Simarjeet Singh 19 off 57 Vikash Mishra 7 off 58 and Kuldip Yadav 9 not out off 37 to ensure Delhi score beyond 450Yadav who is rated highly by Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting carried his impressive white-ball form in domestic cricket to play the best innings of his 12-match old first-class careerHis collected boundaries all around the wicket and reached his half-century with a flat six over mid wicket off pacer M Mohammed before getting to three figures with consecutive straight sixes off spinner R Sai Kishore He even got to his 150 with a boundary His memorable innings ended when he edged an attempted drive to first slip off Sai Kishore and what followed was a standing ovation from his teammatesTamil Nadu openers Kaushik Gandhi 37 batting and Laxmesha Suryaprakash 23 shared a 50-run stand before the latter was dismissed by Kuldip Vikas Mishra removing Baba Aparajith 0 made it 56 for twoBrief Scores Delhi 452 all out in 1412 overs Yash Dhull 113 Jonty Sidhu 71 Lalit Yadav 177 Mohammd Mohammed 475 vs Tamil Nadu 752 in 30 overs PTI BS AT AT
Guwahati Feb 19 PTI Lalit Yadav hammered 10 sixes enroute to his maiden first-class hundred and batted brilliantly with the tail to put Delhi in a strong position against Tamil Nadu after day two of the Ranji Trophy Group H here on FridayResuming the day at 291 for seven Delhi ended up getting an imposing first innings score of 452 all out courtesy Yadavs 177 off 287 ballsDelhi also got two crucial wickets before stumps leaving Tamil Nadu at 75 for two and trailing by 377 runsIf the opening day belonged to India U-19 star Yash Dhull Friday was all about Yadav who batted fearlessly in his entertaining innings Besides 10 sixes he smashed 17 foursHis knock was not all about brutal hitting The 25-year-old shielded the tail including Simarjeet Singh 19 off 57 Vikash Mishra 7 off 58 and Kuldip Yadav 9 not out off 37 to ensure Delhi score beyond 450Yadav who is rated highly by Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting carried his impressive white-ball form in domestic cricket to play the best innings of his 12-match old first-class careerHis collected boundaries all around the wicket and reached his half-century with a flat six over mid wicket off pacer M Mohammed before getting to three figures with consecutive straight sixes off spinner R Sai Kishore He even got to his 150 with a boundary His memorable innings ended when he edged an attempted drive to first slip off Sai Kishore and what followed was a standing ovation from his teammatesTamil Nadu openers Kaushik Gandhi 37 batting and Laxmesha Suryaprakash 23 shared a 50-run stand before the latter was dismissed by Kuldip Vikas Mishra removing Baba Aparajith 0 made it 56 for twoBrief Scores Delhi 452 all out in 1412 overs Yash Dhull 113 Jonty Sidhu 71 Lalit Yadav 177 Mohammd Mohammed 475 vs Tamil Nadu 752 in 30 overs PTI BS AT AT
