Sumit Mathur makes 48 not out and picks 2/41 while Ayush Doseja, who had played an U23 match just a day before, contributes 35 and Anuj Rawat 58 as Delhi romp home against Kerala to stay in contention of Vijay Hazare Trophy
The match played on Saturday saw Delhi scoring 272/7 in 50 overs with in-form Anuj Rawat top-scoring with 79 not out off 66 balls. Himmat Singh made 60 off 57 balls while Vaibhav Kandpal (47 off 67) and Ayiush Badoni (41 off 56) also chipped in for the losers
In Sunday’s match played at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, Delhi bowling trio comprising Suyash Sharma (1/23), Prince Yadav (2/24) and Harsha Tyagi (2/14 in 3) kept the Himachal Pradesh batsmen in check
This is 24-year-old Rawat’s breakthrough year and the opportunity has come largely thanks to his performance in the Delhi Premier League (DPL). He is one of the finer talents in white ball cricket in Delhi but has struggled to get a look-in over the past few seasons
Harshit Rana, who picked the wicket of Travis Head on his Test debut, was initiated into fitness during childhood by father Pardeep but an injury laid him low before he turned 19; however, it was the patience of Pardeep and doctor Saif Naqvi that put him back on the bowling mark
Badoni, who scored a double century on Saturday, had messed up the final of the Delhi Premier League by bowling the last over in which he conceded 30 runs...but he remains unfazed and has emerged as Delhi's top wicket-taker
Delhi have also removed Hrithik Shokeen, Shivank Vashisht, and Kshitiz Sharma from the squad. They have brought in Mayank Gusain, who is having a stellar season for the Delhi under-23 team. Simarjeet Singh and Shivam Sharma have also been added to the squad that will play Jharkhand from November 13
Harshit Rana, who took seven wickets against Assam in Ranji tie at the Kotla, has played 10 first-class matches and picked 43 wickets. He also represented India A at the ACC Emerging Asia Cup and took 19 wickets in the Indian Premier League for Kolkata Knight Riders this year
Atul Wassan (white ball), Robin Singh Jr (red ball) and Reema Malhotra (women) to mentor players; Gursharan Singh, KP Bhaskar, Rajiv Vinayak part of Senior Selection Committee while ex-national selector Sarandeep Singh named Chief Coach