ROHTAK, Oct 22: The combined efforts of medium pacers and spinners helped Delhi to skittle out Haryana for a paltry 139 on the opening day of the four-day North Zone Ranji Trophy cricket league match here today.
At stumps Delhi had wiped off 67 runs for the loss of two wickets. Delhi medium pacers Robin Singh Junior and Amit Bhandari claimed two wickets each to trigger a Haryana collapse.
Brief scores: Haryana 139 (Nitin Goel 34; Robin Singh 2-23,
Kanwaljit cracks ton
JAMMU: Flaying an experienced Services attack, J & K’s middle- order batsman Kanwaljit Singh (122 not out) took the host team to comfortable position on the first day of the four-day Ranji trophy match played between Services and and the J&K at M.A. Stadium, here today.
Brief scores: J & K 231-8 (Kanwaljit Singh batting 122, Idrees Gandroo 30; MV Rao 5-59, Sanjay Sirat 3-61)
Himachal hit back
MANDI: After being dismissed for 116 in 58.1 overs in their first innings by Punjab,hosts Himachal Pradesh bounced back into the game in the North Zone Ranji Trophy as they captured 5 wickets for 79 runs in their first venture on the first day of the four-day match here today. Brief Scores: HP 116 (R Panta 43; Harvinder Singh 7-53) vs Punjab: 79-5 (Parveen 1-25, R Panta 3-30)
Railways revel
JAIPUR: Devastating bowling by Sanjay Bangar (17-4) and Murali Kartik (8-3) helped Railways dismiss hosts Rajasthan for a paltry 85 and then finish the opening day at 94 for two in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy cricket match here today.
Brief Scores: Rajasthan 85 (Bangar 4-17, Kartik 3-8) vs Railways 94-2 (Sanjay Bangar batting 30, Abhay Sharma 44)
MP heading for big score
INDORE: Madhya Pradesh today scored a brisk 301 for the loss of seven wickets against Vidarbha on the first day of the four-day Central Zone Ranji match.
Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 301-7 (Abhay Khurasia 59, Chandrakant Pandit 50, Raja Ali 75, Devendra Bundela 84 n.o.; Dileep Parteke 2-75) vsVidarbha.