Gambhir, Milind shine as Delhi beat Odisha by 5 wkts

Skipper Gautam Gambhir and middle-order batsman Milind Kumar hit patient half-centuries as Delhi beat Odisha by five wickets in a group C encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, on Sunday.

Batting first, Odisha scored 225 for nine in 50 overs with Natraj Behera (50) and Biplab Samantray (47) being the only notable run-getters. In reply, Delhi scored the required runs in 46.3 overs. Gambhir started the chase with 67 off 82 balls while Milind completed with an unbeaten 89-ball-62. Left-hander Vaibhav Rawal also chipped in with a brisk 40 off 48 balls.