Sehwag fails yet again as Delhi struggle at 184/8
23 Nov 2013 4:35 AM IST
Put into bat on a seamer-friendly Roshanara track, Sehwag (3), Gambhir (29), Unmukt Chand (1) and Mithun Manhas (9) were all back in the pavilion before lunch to trigger a collapse from which Delhi couldn’t fully recover.
Although Rajat Bhatia (39) and Vaibhav Rawal (25) added 59 runs for the fifth wicket, Haryana’s five-man seam attack maintained the pressure throughout the day by not giving away easy runs. For Haryana, left-arm seamer Sanjay Badhwar (4/56 in 19 overs) was the pick of the bowlers while senior pro Joginder Sharma (2/32 in 17.2 overs) also troubled the batsmen with seam and swing. Punit Bisht scored a quickfire 33 with six fours and a six but didn’t last long. All eyes were on Sehwag and Gambhir but both of them looked horribly out of touch as Joginder troubled them on a track that had good carry as well as movement after pitching.
The duo batted together for 10 overs but didn’t for once were able to dominate the bowling. After playing 29 balls for his three runs, Sehwag edged an away-going delivery from Joginder to Nitin Saini behind the stumps. Sehwag now has 63 runs in five innings.
Brief Scores: Delhi 1st Innings 184/8 in 84 overs (Rajat Bhatia 39, Punit Bisht 33, Sanjay Badhwar 4/56, Joginder Sharma 2/32) vs Haryana.
SHUKHLA SCORES 155 AGAINST SAURASHTRA
KOLKATA: Bengal skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla stood tall amid ruins with an exquisite century to take his team to a modest 303 against group B leaders Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy. Bengal’s were 77 for five, but Shukla and Subhomoy counter attacked for hosts.
Although Rajat Bhatia (39) and Vaibhav Rawal (25) added 59 runs for the fifth wicket, Haryana’s five-man seam attack maintained the pressure throughout the day by not giving away easy runs. For Haryana, left-arm seamer Sanjay Badhwar (4/56 in 19 overs) was the pick of the bowlers while senior pro Joginder Sharma (2/32 in 17.2 overs) also troubled the batsmen with seam and swing. Punit Bisht scored a quickfire 33 with six fours and a six but didn’t last long. All eyes were on Sehwag and Gambhir but both of them looked horribly out of touch as Joginder troubled them on a track that had good carry as well as movement after pitching.
The duo batted together for 10 overs but didn’t for once were able to dominate the bowling. After playing 29 balls for his three runs, Sehwag edged an away-going delivery from Joginder to Nitin Saini behind the stumps. Sehwag now has 63 runs in five innings.
Brief Scores: Delhi 1st Innings 184/8 in 84 overs (Rajat Bhatia 39, Punit Bisht 33, Sanjay Badhwar 4/56, Joginder Sharma 2/32) vs Haryana.
SHUKHLA SCORES 155 AGAINST SAURASHTRA
KOLKATA: Bengal skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla stood tall amid ruins with an exquisite century to take his team to a modest 303 against group B leaders Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy. Bengal’s were 77 for five, but Shukla and Subhomoy counter attacked for hosts.
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