Published: Oct 30, 2015, 10:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 30, 2015, 10:35 PM (IST)
Bhubaneswar: Table-toppers Delhi crawled to 99 for one against Odisha on a day when only 48.2 overs were possible with bad light curtailing play in the Group A Ranji Trophy cricket encounter here today. Put into bat, Delhi openers, Dhruv Shorey (42) and Gautam Gambhir (35 not out) managed a 74-run stand to give the hosts a firm but slow start. The Delhi innings has seen a run-rate of 2.05 so far with some disciplined bowling from the Odisha bowlers. Pace spearhead Basant Mohanty cleaned up Shorey in the 40th over, but new man Nitish Rana (15 not out) and bad light made sure that the visitors have no more casualties. Complete Coverage: Ranji Trophy 2015-16
Gambhir has been very cautious in his 148-ball stay so far, his innings laced with three boundaries. Earlier Shorey struck seven fours in his 114-ball innings. Delhi, who conceded three points to Bengal in their previous encounter at Feroz Shah Kotla, will be looking for their third outright win in their fifth game this season, while the Biplab Samantaray-led side, which is placed sixth in the group table, is looking for a better showing. After winning the toss and fielding first, Odisha could only take one wicket as poor weather affected play. In the 48.2 overs bowled, Dhruv Shorey scored 42 off 114 balls while Gautam Gambhir made and unbeaten 35 off 148 balls and Nitish Rana made an unbeaten 29-ball 15. Basant Mohanty took 1 for 31 in 17 overs, but no other bowler got a wicket.
Brief Scores:
Delhi 99 for 1 in 48.2 overs (Dhriv Shorey 42, Gautam Gambhir 35 not out; Basant Mohanty 1-31) vs Odisha.
