Date:07/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/07/stories/2008110755382200.htm

Sport - Cricket

Match ends in dull draw

Special Correspondent

— Photo: Sandeep Saxena

GOT HIM: Punjab opener Karan Goel is trapped in front of the wicket by Amit Bhandari of Delhi.

NEW DELHI: The final day’s play was reduced to a farce once Delhi’s first innings folded up in the Ranji Trophy super league match against Punjab at the Roshanara Club ground here on Thursday.

Resuming at 434 for eight, Delhi was bowled out for 519 with Chetanya Nanda making an attractive 56 studded with five fours.

Punjab used the afternoon for some batting practice as Delhi also pressed non-regular bowlers into action.

Yuvraj Singh entertained the sparse audience with a 44-ball knock of 38 with six fours and two sixes.

Punjab will meet Rajasthan in its next match at home, while Delhi travels to Hyderabad.

The scores:

Punjab — 1st innings: 391.

Delhi — 1st innings: A. Chopra lbw b Goni 76, S. Dhawan c Dharmani b Gagandeep 72, V. Kohli c Yuvraj b Kaul 6, M. Manhas lbw b Kaul 58, A. Jain c Dharmani b Gagandeep 1, R. Bhatia lbw b Ladda 99, P. Bisht c Ravi Inder b Yuvraj 76, P. Sangwan (run out) 27, C. Nanda lbw b Gagandeep 56, A. Nehra c S. Kaul b Ladda 8, A. Bhandari (not out) 11; Extras (b-8, lb-6, nb-7, w-8) 29. Total (in 150.4 overs): 519.

Fall of wickets: 1-155, 2-161, 3-171, 4-172, 5-245, 6-395, 7-434, 8-434, 9-462.

Punjab bowling: Gagandeep 30.4-3-97-3, Goni 30-4-121-1, Kaul 25-2-116-2, Ladda 40-5-104-2, Kakkar 15-2-42-0, Yuvraj 10-0-25-1.

Punjab — 2nd innings: K. Goel lbw b Bhandari 22, R. Inder Singh c Nehra b Nanda 27, Yuvraj b Nanda 38, S. Sohal (not out) 23, P. Dharmani (not out) 22; Extras (b-3, nb-4, w-1) 8. Total (for three wkts. in 49 overs): 140.

Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-68, 3-98.

Delhi bowling: Nehra 5-2-6-0, Sangwan 6-2-15-0, Bhandari 7-2-19-1, Chopra 4-1-18-0, Bhatia 6-2-20-0, Nanda 13-2-30-2, Kohli 3-1-12-0, Jain 5-1-17-0.