Gujarat batsmen defy Delhi on Day 3

New Delhi: Manan Hingrajia's unbeaten 108 and Jaymeet Patel's 72 kept Delhi bowlers at bay during a Ranji Trophy second round match here at the Palam II ground on Tuesday. Gujarat were 363/5 at stumps on Day 3, and trail Delhi by 285 runs with five wickets in hand.

Resuming at 98/2, Gujarat lost an early wicket when India under-19 batsman Vedant Trivedi was out caught behind off the bowling Divij Mehra. A few overs later wicketkeeper-batsman Urvil Patel, who was scoring quite quickly, was dismissed by Hrithik Shokeen for 23 as Gujarat were reduced to 153/4.

However, Hingrajia and Patel then frustrated the Delhi bowlers, adding 124 runs for the fifth wicket in exactly 40 overs to keep the state from western India alive.

The pitch is almost dead and has little to no support for the bowlers. Delhi, it seems, may not be able to gain full points from this match. However, three points from the first innings look likely.

In the Ranji Trophy game held on the adjoining ground Palam I, Bengal scored a 60-run win over host Services. Services were set a target of 209 to win but Bengal spinners Aamir Gani (2/40), Pradipta Pramanik (4/48) and Shahbaz Ahmed (3/44) weaved a web to help their side win.

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