New Delhi, Nov 20: Paceman Ashish Nehra's five-wicket burst ripped through Jammu and Kashmir's top order as they crashed to 113 all out, before Delhi batsmen put the hosts in command by taking a 52-run lead on the first day of their North Zone league match today.Brief scores: J-K 113 in 29 overs (Rakesh Koul 42; Ashish Nehra 5-52) vs Delhi 165-3 in 54 overs (Devender Sharma batting 68, Mithun Manhas batting 27).Jitender slams tonGurgaon: Haryana opener Jitender Singh (102: 15x4) struck a fine century but Punjab off-spinner Sarandeep Singh's five-wicket haul left the hosts at 242 for eight on the opening day of their North Zone league tie today.Brief Scores: Haryana 242-8 (Jitender Singh 102; Sarandeep Singh 5-95) n vs PunjabBhaskar, Verma shineUNA: Opener Harish Bhaskar (51) and Sanjay Verma (68) struck fine half centuries as Services scored a modest 229 for six against Himachal Pradesh on the first day of their four-day North Zone match today.Briefscores: Services 229-6 (Harish Bhaskar 51, Sanjay Verma 68) vs HPAbbas Ali excelsJaipur: A brilliant century by Abbas Ali (159: 199b, 306m, 21x4) helped Madhya Pradesh post 315 in their first innings despite P Krishna Kumar's six-wicket haul, which left Rajasthan enough time to reach 120 for no loss on the second day of their Central Zone league match today. At close, Anshu Jain (50: 101b, 5x4) ) and Nikhil Doru (54: 6x4) were at the crease.Brief Scores: MP 315 in 105.3 overs (Jai Prakash Yadav 50, Abbas Ali 159; P Krishna Kumar 6-84) vs Rajasthan 120-0 in 33 overs (Anshu Jain batting 50, Nikhil Doru batting 54).Uttar Pradesh pile 439New Delhi: Skipper Gyanendra Pandey (107: 205b, 12x4, 1x6) duly COMPLETED his century and Mohd Saif hit a strokeful 71 as Uttar Pradesh piled up a big first innings score and then claimed a Railways' wicket to take the upperhand on the second day of their Central Zone tie here today.Brief scores: UP 439 in 163.1 overs(Gyanendra Pandey 107, Mohd Saif 71, Saurabh Shukla 43; Sanajy Bangar 2/64) vs Railways 33-1 in 15 overs.
