BHUBANESWAR, OCT 31: Medium pacer Suryakant Pradhan’s four-wicket haul left Delhi’s batting tottering at 245 for 7 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Odisha at KIIT Cricket Stadium here.
Resuming at 99 for one, Delhi’s batsmen failed to convert their starts into big scores, allowing the home side to have the upper-hand.
Middle-order batsman Milind Kumar with 138-ball 59, which included eight hits to the boundary, was the top-scorer for the visitors.
The opening pair of Dhruv Shourey (42) and skipper Gautam Gambhir (41) and Nitish Rana (37) were the other notable contributors to the total.
The middle-order failed miserably with Pradhan being the wrecker-in-chief with an impressive figure of 4 for 83 in 32.5 overs.
Pacer Basant Mohanty too chipped in with two wickets.
Brief scores: Delhi 1st innings: 245 for 7 in 115 overs (Milind Kumar 59, Dhruv Shorey 42, Gautam Gambhir 41, S Pradhan 4 for 83).
