Himachal Pradesh knocked out Rajasthan from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 beating them by nine runs in Surat on Thursday.
Round 9 of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 match between Himachal Pradesh and Kerala is set up for a thrilling final day after Himachal finished day three on 285/8, taking a lead of 296 runs at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun on Wednesday.
For Kerala, MD Nidheesh was the pick of the bowlers with four for 81 in his 22 overs.
A century to middle-order batsman Ankit Kalsi and a fifty each to allrounder Rishi Dhawan and opening batsman Prashant Chopra led Himachal Pradesh to 320 for 5.
Himachal Pradesh's Nikhil Gangta and Rishi Dhawan stonewalled Delhi on the fourth and final day.
Himachal were 216/8 at the Kotla in response to Delhi's 317, thanks to a rearguard from Rishi Dhawan and Ekant Sen.
Rishi Dhawan, Jaydev Unadkat, KL Rahul, Mandeeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal are making their T20I debut.
In the first ODI, Indian captain MS Dhoni gave three players their ODI caps and now in the first T20I, he has fielded five fresh players and allowed them to make their first presence in the most entertaining format of the game.
Rishi Dhawan made his international debut in the limited-overs series against Australia.
Akshar Patel, Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha are also expected to attend the training camp.