Ranji Trophy: Delhi beats MP, storms into semifinals
Gautam Gambhir crafted a masterly 95 and was ably supported by Kunal Chandela (57) and Dhruv Shorey (46*) as Delhi beat Madhya Pradesh by seven wickets in its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the ACA Stadium near Vijayawada on Monday.
It was just a matter of time for Delhi to get past the magical number of 217 as the batsmen hardly broke a sweat in their quest to see Delhi through.
It was just a matter of time for Delhi to get past the magical number of 217 as the batsmen hardly broke a sweat in their quest to see Delhi through.
Resuming from its overnight score of 8/0 in 3 overs, Delhi lost V. Tokas early with just 11 runs on the board. But Chandela and Gautam Gambhir stabilised the innings soon after to set the tone for Delhi's win.
It was, however, heartbreak for Gautam Gambhir as he was run out for 95 with Delhi needing just 12 runs to win, but Nitish Rana and Shorey made sure there was no jitters in the Delhi camp.
Brief scores:
Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 338 (Harpreet Singh 107, Ankit Dane 59, Manan Sharma 4/46, Vikas Mishra 3/46)
Delhi 1st innings: 405 (Kunal Chandela 81, Dhruv Shorey 78, Mihir Hirwani 5/89)
Madhya Pradesh 2nd innings: 283 (Harpreet Singh 78, Puneet Datey 60, Vikas Mishra 4/59)
Delhi 2nd innings: 217/3 (Gautam Gambhir 95, Kunal Chandela 57).
It was, however, heartbreak for Gautam Gambhir as he was run out for 95 with Delhi needing just 12 runs to win, but Nitish Rana and Shorey made sure there was no jitters in the Delhi camp.
Brief scores:
Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 338 (Harpreet Singh 107, Ankit Dane 59, Manan Sharma 4/46, Vikas Mishra 3/46)
Delhi 1st innings: 405 (Kunal Chandela 81, Dhruv Shorey 78, Mihir Hirwani 5/89)
Madhya Pradesh 2nd innings: 283 (Harpreet Singh 78, Puneet Datey 60, Vikas Mishra 4/59)
Delhi 2nd innings: 217/3 (Gautam Gambhir 95, Kunal Chandela 57).
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