Published: Nov 16, 2015, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:39 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 2 the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 Group A match between Assam and Delhi. Winning the toss Assam elected to field first against table toppers Delhi. Day belonged to the pace bowlers in general at Guhawati with a total of 13 wickets falling through the course of the day. Assam’s Krishna Das was on fire removing three Delhi top order batsmen for just 6 runs on the board. Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir also followed soon making Delhi looking down the drain at 8 for 4 in just 8 overs. Milind Kumar(45) and Manan Sharma(46*) some how managed to get Delhi across 100. Delhi were bowled out for 149 in 59.4 overs. Assam in response did not have a perfect start themselves. Assam on stumps on Day 1 are 69 for 3 trailing Delhi by 80 runs. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16
Krishna Das was the stand out bowler in the match picking up 4/38 was well supported by Arup Das who picked up 3 for 49. Delhi’s Unmukt Chand went for a first ball-duck. Assam in their innings started slowly but then got reduced to 36/3 after Pradeep Sangwan scalped 2 in his 4 overs .Gokul Sharma(22*) and KB Arun Karthick(19*) are on the crease for Assam at stumps.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Delhi 101 for 4 in Overs 44 : Two quick wickets at the stroke of stumps have pegged Delhi back. Assam have gained the upper hand on Day 2 of this Group A Ranji Trophy fixture. Delhi, 4 for 101, are effectively 4 down for 93, as they trailed Assam’s first innings score by 8 runs. After Krishna Das, Gokul Sharma joined the party and took two quick wickets towards the end, leaving Delhi reeling at 4 for 101. With two more days left in the match, the game is set for an exciting finish. BATTING: Milind 0 (8), Pulkit Narang 0 (8)
OUT! Dhruv Shorey lbw Gokul Sharma 38 (133), Nitish Rana ct Kunal Saikia b Gokul Sharma 19 (49)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Delhi 88 for 2 in Overs 35 : Delhi have lost Unmukt Chand during this phase of play. He was well set and had got to a good start before falling to Krishna Das. He became Das’ second victim after he fell for 44. Dhruv Shorey has been holding on to the other end and is unbeaten on 33. Giving him company now is Nitish Rana. Delhi lead by 80 runs. BATTING: Dhruv Shorey 33 (121), Nitish Rana 11 (23)
OUT! Unmukt Chand ct Sarupam Purkayastha b Krishna Das 44 (64)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Delhi 51 for 1 in Overs 20 : Delhi have played cautiously post the dismissal of their skipper Gautam Gambhir. Unmukt Chand and Dhruv Shorey have batted sensibly and have deprived Assam of any further success. Remember Assam have got only a slender lead and a good show by Delhi can put them ahead in the match, that has been a low scoring one so far. BATTING: Unmukt Chand 32 (47), Dhruv Shorey 19 (71)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Delhi 11 for 1 in Overs 5 | Assam 157/9 : Assam ended their first innings on 9 for 157 with Arup Das getting retired hurt. They have managed a slender eight run lead. For Delhi, Manan Sharma ended up with four wickets while Arun Karthick top scored for Assam with 81. In reply, Delhi again got off to a poor start with captain Gautam Gambhir geting out for a duck. Krishna Das trapped him in front of the wicket. This match is getting exciting now and is set for a fascinating finish. BATTING: Unmukt Chand 9 (12), Dhruv Shorey 2 (16)
OUT! KB Arun Karthick lbw Manan Sharma 81 (169)
Arup Das Retired hurt 0 (14)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Assam 150 for 8 in Overs 60: Assam have managed to take the all-important lead against Delhi just at the stroke of lunch on Day 2. In this crucial Group A encounter, which turned out to be a low scoring affair, the proceedings witnessed a roller coaster ride. If it was advantage Delhi on one occasion, Assam sneaked ahead on the other. And eventually, the team has taken a one-run lead. The game is poised nicely here and a strong Delhi performance in the second innings can make it even more interesting. BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 74 (151), Arup Das 0 (9)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Assam 138 for 8 in Overs 58: Assam are fighting tooth and nail here. They’ve lost their eighth wicket in Kunal Saikia, who was dismissed by Manan Sharma. KB Arun Karthick is still battling it out with a fine half century. This game is shaping up in an exciting manner, with both teams struggling with the bat. A lot will now depend upon Delhi’s second inning reply, which will perhaps decide the course of the match. BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 62 (142), Arup Das 0 (6)
OUT! Kunal Saikia ct & b Manan Sharma 2 (23)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Assam 127 for 7 in Overs 50: Assam and Delhi are battling hard in an interesting low-scoring Ranji Trophy encounter. After bowling out Delhi for a poor first-innings total of 149, the Assam team is struggling as they have lost eight wickets. There is also a possibility that Delhi might take a slender lead in the first innings at Guwahati. KB Arun Karthick’s half-century has been the bright spot for the home side Assam. BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 52 (125), Kunal Saikia 1 (2)
TEAMS:
Assam: Gokul Sharma(c), Kunal Saikia (wk), Arun Karthick, Amit Verma, Arup Das , Krishna Das, Pallav Kumar Das, Sarupam Purkayastha, Syed Mohammed, Tarjinder Singh, Rahul Hazarika.
Delhi: Gautam Gambhir(c), Punit Bisht (wk), Unmukt Chand, Milind, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Shorey, Navdeep Amarjeet Saini, Pulkit Narang, Manan Sharma, Parvinder Awana, Pradeep Sangwan.
TOSS: Assam won the toss and decided to field first.
