New Delhi: Youngster Dhruv Shorey hit his maiden first class century, before Delhi orchestrated another Maharashtra batting collapse, en route to an impressive nine-wicket win, in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, which finished on the second day, here, on Sunday.
Delhi resumed their first innings at 157/4, and ended up 230 all out, to take a crucial 150-run lead. No Delhi batsman, except Shorey, offered resistance. Playing only his second first class game, Shorey resumed at 57 and remained unconquered, but the others struggled. His 104-run knock came off 176 balls with nine fours and four shots over the ropes.
None of the other Delhi batsmen managed double-digit score, but the hosts made up with another strong bowling performance as they bowled out the visitors for just 176.
Many Maharashtra batsmen got starts, but they could not convert them into big ones. Left-arm spinner Manan Sharma was the most successful bowler for Delhi with four for 47. Manan ripped apart the Maharashtra middle-order.
SUMMARISED SCORES
GROUP A
In Lahli: Haryana 168 (K. Das 6/56) & 15/3 (A. Das 2/5). Assam 120 (A. Hooda 4/27, H Patel 3/37).
In Mysore: Odisha 232. Karnataka 255/3 (R. Uthappa 83 batting, M Agarwal 78).
In New Delhi: Maharashtra 80 & 176 (S. Atitkar 30; M. Sharma 4/47.) Delhi 230 & 30/1.
Delhi won by 9 wickets
GROUP B
In Gwalior: Railways 256 & 42/1. Madhya Pradesh 256 (Saurabh Wakasar 73, V Cheluvaraj 50; Jalaj Saxena 8/96)
In Mumbai: Mumbai 610/9 decl. (S Iyer 137, R Sharma 113, S Lad 89). UP 51/0
In Valsad: Gujarat 505 (P. Panchal 128, A. Patel 81; Irfan Pathan 6/47). Baroda 82/3 (A. Waghmode 38)
GROUP C
In Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh 531 (P. Dogra 227, N. Gangta 98). Services 105/0 (S. Chatterjee 57 batting).
In Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 551/8 decl (I. Kishan 109, A. Singh 124, I. Jaggi 93, K Singh 81). J&K 17/1.
In Malappuram: Kerala: 347 (R. Prem 118, S. Baby 70; R. Dutta 5/50). Tripura 118/2 (U. Bose 52 retd hurt).
In Rajkot: Goa 239. Saurashtra 224/8 (A. Barot 56; RR Singh 4/57).
All matches to continue unless otherwise mentioned
