Sood spins web, Delhi inch closer to victory
31 Dec 2014 11:11 PM GMT
Left-arm spinner Varun Sood made full use of the turn on offer bagging a maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Delhi took 16 Gujarat wickets on the day to inch closer towards a hat-trick of outright wins in the Ranji Trophy on Tuesday.
Starting the day at 34 for one in reply to Delhi’s first innings score of 425, Gujarat were all out for 150 in the first innings conceding a mammoth first innings lead of 275 runs. After being enforced follow-on, Gujarat were 152 for seven in the second essay with 123 runs in arrears to avoid innings defeat. Sood was the pick of the bowlers in both innings as he goit 4/50 in the first innings followed by 5/37 in the second essay till now. For someone, who had only 13 wickets from his first five first-class appearances, the current match-haul of 9/87 will only help him consolidate his position in the team.
With three wickets remaining, there is a possibility that Sood, better known as ‘Balli’ in Delhi’s cricketing frarternity will bag his first 10-for in first-class cricket. Not a great turner of the ball, Sood got a lot of help from the cracks.
BriefScores Delhi 1st Innings 425/6 decl; Gujarat 1st Innings 150 (Varun Sood 4/50); 2nd Innings 152/7 (Varun Sood 5/37, Shivam Sharma 2/52).
Starting the day at 34 for one in reply to Delhi’s first innings score of 425, Gujarat were all out for 150 in the first innings conceding a mammoth first innings lead of 275 runs. After being enforced follow-on, Gujarat were 152 for seven in the second essay with 123 runs in arrears to avoid innings defeat. Sood was the pick of the bowlers in both innings as he goit 4/50 in the first innings followed by 5/37 in the second essay till now. For someone, who had only 13 wickets from his first five first-class appearances, the current match-haul of 9/87 will only help him consolidate his position in the team.
With three wickets remaining, there is a possibility that Sood, better known as ‘Balli’ in Delhi’s cricketing frarternity will bag his first 10-for in first-class cricket. Not a great turner of the ball, Sood got a lot of help from the cracks.
BriefScores Delhi 1st Innings 425/6 decl; Gujarat 1st Innings 150 (Varun Sood 4/50); 2nd Innings 152/7 (Varun Sood 5/37, Shivam Sharma 2/52).
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