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DEL 290/2 (f/o) | Live Cricket Score, Karnataka vs Delhi, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 4 at Hubli: Match drawn; Karnataka takes 3 points

Catch the live cricket scores and updates of Karnataka vs Delhi, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 4 at Hubli.

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry‘s live coverage of the fourth day of the Group A Ranji Trophy 2015-16 fixture between Karnataka and Delhi at the KSCA Rajnagar Stadium in Hubli on Thursday. Karnataka were in commanding position at the end of third day yesterday. They had forced Delhi for a follow-on. Karnataka bowlers did a brilliant job after their batsmen put up a mammoth 542 in the first innings. In reply, Delhi got all out for 301 falling 42 runs short to avert the follow-on.  At stumps on day three, Delhi were 22 for no loss in their second innings and were still trailing by 219 runs. Delhi’s captain Gautam Gambhir was batting on 13 with the help of a boundary while Unmukt Chand had only made three runs off 36 balls. Today is going to be an interesting day and we will find out which team comes out better on the final day. Although the ball is in Karnataka’s court, still Delhi cannot be taken lightly. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 290/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 92 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 107(227), Nitish Rana 132(175): The Round eight match between Karnataka and Delhi ends in a draw. Delhi displayed a superb fightback in the second innings. Their resilience was led by Dhruv Shorey and Nitish Rana who cracked centuries. They remained unbeaten when the umpire declared end of the final day’s play. Dhruv was batting on 107 while Nitish on 132. They made an unbeaten third wicket partnership for 240 runs. Karnataka gains three points for taking first innings lead while Delhi has to contend with only one point.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 273/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 89 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 105(218), Nitish Rana 126(166): Dhruv Shorey joins the party and cracks his hundred. Dhruv has slammed 14 fours in his knock. Nitish Rana is batting at the other end on 126 with the help of 19 boundaries and two sixes. Delhi now leads by 32 runs and the third wicket partnership between Dhruv and Nitish has fetched Delhi 223 runs; incredible partnership. This match is heading towards a draw. Karnataka desperately needs a wicket now.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 242/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 82 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 93(197), Nitish Rana 108(145): Nitish Rana slams three boundaries. Nitish has completed his century. In his 108-run knock he has struck 16 fours and two sixes. Great batting by the left-hander. Dhruv too is approaching his hundred. Delhi now leads by one run. At last they have finished off the first innings deficit; they can now look forward towards posting a total for Karnataka to chase in the final innings.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 228/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 80 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 91(194), Nitish Rana 96(136): Both the batsmen are batting quickly. They are batting in their 90s. Dhruv Shorey has struck 13 fours while Nitish Rana has hit 13 fours and two sixes. Last six overs have fetched 34 runs for Delhi which is just a margin short of run a ball. Delhi now trails by only 13 runs; thanks to this awesome display of aggressive batting by Dhruv and Nitish.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 196/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 74 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 75(178), Nitish Rana 80(116): Dhruv Shorey and Nitish Rana have upped the tempo a little. Both of them have struck a cord and are batting well in tandem. Delhi fans will be hoping that the two middle-order batsmen get to their hundreds too. Nitish has batted very quickly as if he is batting in a one day. Dhruv too has batted brilliantly. Both thoroughly deserve to get to their hundreds. Karnataka bowlers are finding it difficult to break this third wicket partnership which has fetched Karnataka 146 runs. They had lost their second wicket Unmukt Chand when the scoreboard read 50. Delhi now requires 46 runs to finish off the first innings deficit. Karnataka has utilised the services of eight bowlers so far but only Arvind Sreenath has succeeded to pick wickets.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 159/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 63 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 59(141), Nitish Rana 59(87): Nitish Rana slams another four, takes his boundaries’ tally to nine. 22-year-old leg-break bowler Shreyas Gopal is bowling at the moment. Delhi is now just 82 short to finish off the first innings trail. Karnataka is still in commanding position, although there is only a faint possibility that they will succeed in pulling off an innings victory.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 149/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 59.3 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 54(132), Nitish Rana 54(75): Both Dhruv Shorey and Nitish Rana have reached their half centuries. Both are batting on 54 but Nitish is batting at a brisk pace having faced just 75 deliveries. He has slammed eight boundaries and a six en route his fifty. Delhi is now trailing by 92 runs and the third wicket partnership between Dhruv and Rana is now worth 99 runs.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 130/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 53.4 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 48(113), Nitish Rana 41(59): Both Nitish Rana and Dhruv Shorey are batting in their 40s. Dhruv needs two more runs to get to his half century. He has struck six boundaries so far. Dhruv and Nitish’s partnership has fetched Delhi 80 runs, they are going strong. Delhi now trails by 111 runs. Medium pace bowler Sharath HS has been brought into the attack. He has bowled very miserly till now giving just 1.17 runs per over but has not succeeded in picking a wicket.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 108/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 49 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 40(99), Nitish Rana 27(45): Dhruv Shorey is just 10 short of his half century and Nitish Rana too is batting well on 27. Delhi are 108 for the loss of two wickets and are trailing by 133 runs. Karnataka bowlers are finding it difficult to break this partnership which is already worth 58 runs. Karnataka bowlers should break this partnership early if they wish to win this match by an innings and hence gain more points. On the other hand, Delhi would like this partnership to grow.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 96/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 46 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 33(89), Nitish Rana 23(36): Dhruv Shorey and Nitish Rana have struck a cord and are batting well in tandem. Their partnership has fetched Delhi 46 runs. Milind and Punit Bisht are next in the batting order if a wicket falls. Vinay Kumar has bowled well but has not picked a wicket so far. Shreyas Gopal is bowling at the moment. Shreyas has bowled nine overs at a good economy rate of 1.70. Delhi now trails by 145 runs. Looks like they will get past the first innings deficit but will not succeed in posting a good target on board for Karnataka to chase in the final innings.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 56/2 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 36.2 | Batting: Dhruv Shorey 12(57), Nitish Rana 9(11): Arvind Sreenath traps Unmukt Chand for 15. Delhi have to remain wary of Sreenath, he took the wicket of Gambhir as well. Just trying to squeeze out the deliveries will not help; Delhi batsmen should score runs at least on lose deliveries. Unmukt Chand faced 92 balls and scored just 15 runs at a strike rate of 16.30. They could have tried to play out the balls if 2-3 hours of play was left in the day. But since a lot more overs are left to be bowled today and Delhi are in danger of an innings loss, it is better that they play their natural game. Delhi now trails by 185 runs. OUT! Unmukt Chand lbw Arvind Sreenath 15(92)

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 47/1 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 30 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 15(86), Dhruv Shorey 8(35): Unmukt Chand and Dhruv Shorey are striving hard to make a partnership and bail Karnataka out of trouble after having lost the key wicket of Gautam Gambhir early on in their innings. Both the batsmen are batting sensibly and with discipline but are finding it difficult to score runs. Unmuk Chand is batting on 15 at a strike rate of only 17.44. Dhruv Shorey, who is new to the crease is taking his time to get his eye in. Karnataka is now trailing by194 runs.

Live cricket scores Delhi 301 & 29/1 (f/o) | Karnataka 542 | Overs 20.5 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 7(58), Dhruv Shorey 0(8): Delhi have lost their first wicket today and have added just seven runs to their overnight score of 22 for no loss. Gautam Gambhir is caught by CM Gautam on Arvind Sreenath’s bowling. Gambhir made 15 at the strike rate of 25 with the help of one boundary. Dhruv Shorey is the new batsman at the crease. After having faced eight balls, he is yet to get off the mark. Delhi trails by 212 runs. OUT! Gautam Gambhir c CM Gautam b Arvind Sreenath 15(60)

Earlier on day three, Delhi added 241 runs to their overnight score of 60. They were asked to follow-on since they fell short by the mandatory less than 200-run margin to avoid the follow-on. It will be interesting to see the approach adopted by Delhi’s openers today when they come to bat, will they play very defensively to force a draw or will they play their natural game. For Delhi to perform well, a lot will depend on Gautam Gambhir to deliver the goods in the second innings as well after having played a captain’s knock of 75 in Delhi’s first innings.

Teams:

Karnataka: Vinay Kumar (c), Robin Uthappa, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Mithun A, Sharath HS, Shreyas Gopal, Arvind Sreenath, Chidhambaram Gautam (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Samarth R.

Delhi: Gautam Gambhir (c), Unmukt Chand, Milind, Nitish Rana, Punit Bisht (wk), Dhruv Shorey, Vaibhav Rawal, Navdeep Amarjeet Saini, Pawan Suyal, Manan Sharma, Pradeep Sangwan.

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