The pitch came in for heavy criticism from Vidarbha captain Shalabh Srivastava who termed it ‘under-prepared’ while manager Ashok Upadhyay said that he had informed the Vidarbha Cricket Association and are mulling to lodge an official complaint.
Needing six points from the game, hosts Delhi opted for a ‘green-top’ which saw Ashish Nehra wreak havoc getting six wickets in his first six overs as there was steep bounce on offer. While Nehra swung the ball both ways, it was the second delivery of the 19th over from pacer Parvinder Awana that took off from the good length spot hitting rival batsman Amol Jungade on the shoulder.
Vidarbha were already in trouble at 40 for seven. Jungade was in pain and suddenly the Vidarbha players started complaining from the sidelines. Match referee Sanjay Patil entered the ground to have a chat with umpires Syed Khalid and CK Nandan.
The two captains Shalabh Srivastava and Gautam Gambhir also joined the discussion as the umpires decided to temporarily stop the match. The match officials instructed the groundsmen to use heavy-roller on the strip followed by use of light roller. Play was halted from 10:32 am to 11 am before action began much to the disliking of Vidarbha players.
Needing six points from the game, hosts Delhi opted for a ‘green-top’ which saw Ashish Nehra wreak havoc getting six wickets in his first six overs as there was steep bounce on offer. While Nehra swung the ball both ways, it was the second delivery of the 19th over from pacer Parvinder Awana that took off from the good length spot hitting rival batsman Amol Jungade on the shoulder.
Vidarbha were already in trouble at 40 for seven. Jungade was in pain and suddenly the Vidarbha players started complaining from the sidelines. Match referee Sanjay Patil entered the ground to have a chat with umpires Syed Khalid and CK Nandan.
The two captains Shalabh Srivastava and Gautam Gambhir also joined the discussion as the umpires decided to temporarily stop the match. The match officials instructed the groundsmen to use heavy-roller on the strip followed by use of light roller. Play was halted from 10:32 am to 11 am before action began much to the disliking of Vidarbha players.