Chandigarh: Delhi batters, barring opener Sanat Sangwan and young Yash Dhull, continued with their no-show as Chandigarh’s young left-arm spinner Nishunk Birla grabbed his second six-wicket haul of the match to put the hosts on the cusp of victory in their Ranji Trophy game here on Friday.
Having scored 276 in the first innings, Delhi fared worse in the second essay by getting bowled out for 250, with only first-innings centurion Dhull’s 58 and opener Sangwan’s 70 being the significant contributions.
On a track that offered turn and bounce, Birla took 6 for 65 in 27.1 overs and had a match haul 12 for 138 to set up an easy victory target of 203 for Chandigarh, who were 46 for no loss at stumps on the third day. A lot will depend on how Delhi’s spin troika of Hrithik Shokeen, Shivank Vashist and Sumit Mathur perform on the final day as Chandigarh would look to get six points and consolidate their position on top of the table with a possible 19 points.
Mumbai: Mumbai closed in on a big win against Odisha as the defending champions reduced the visitors to 126/5 at stumps on Day Three after imposing follow-on here on Friday. Odisha were trailing by another 191 runs as a defeat by an innings loomed large. Resuming at 146 /5 in reply to Mumbai’s massive 602 /4 declared, Odisha’s Sandeep Pattnaik led the fight in the first innings with a fine 187-ball 102. PTI