Hello cricket folks! The King is set to take the field again today as Delhi faces Gujarat in the Round 2 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru. Stay tuned with us for the live score and real-time updates of the match.
Hello cricket folks! The King is set to take the field again today as Delhi faces Gujarat in the Round 2 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru. Stay tuned with us for the live score and real-time updates of the match.
Delhi’s starboy Virat Kohli is back in action after a vintage hundred against Andhra, setting the tone early in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. With confidence high and fans buzzing, all eyes are once again on the master as they wait to see if another century is around the corner.
Gujarat have won the toss and opted to field first. A huge opportunity for Kohli to score another century.
Delhi (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Arpit Rana, Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Harsh Tyagi, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Ishant Sharma
Gujarat (Playing XI): Aarya Desai, Urvil Patel(w), Abhishek Desai, Jaymeet Patel, Chintan Gaja(c), Saurav Chauhan, Hemang Patel, Vishal Jayswal, Ravi Bishnoi, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Amit Desai
Early twist in this one. Delhi lose Priyansh Arya cheaply, the new ball doing just enough to make life uncomfortable up top. But the noise spikes instantly, Virat Kohli is on his way. No time to settle, no feeling around. First real chance to score and Kohli leans into it, a crisp four flashing away to get Delhi moving and the crowd properly alive. Gujarat know they’re in for a long spell now.
Virat Kohli is on a roll. He stays unbeaten on 35 off 19 balls, keeping things tidy and effective in the middle. The boundaries have come regularly, seven fours and a six, pushing his strike rate to 184.21. Delhi continue to build momentum with Kohli holding firm at one end.
Virat Kohli blazes his way to a 29-ball fifty and keeps the momentum going, moving on to 66 off 47 balls with 12 boundaries and a six. Nitish Rana steadies the other end, unbeaten on 11 off 19, as Delhi steadily build a commanding platform.
DEL 90/2 (17.0)
Delhi face a change in the middle as Nitish Rana falls, making way for Rishabh Pant. He joins Virat Kohli, who’s cruising at 75, and the two look set to take the innings forward together.
DEL 109/4 (22.2)
Drama in the middle! Virat Kohli is stumped after dancing down the track, missing Vishal Jayswal’s delivery, and Urvil Patel is lightning behind the stumps to whip the bails off. Delhi lose their star man, and the momentum suddenly shifts in Gujarat’s favor.
Rishabh Pant is holding Delhi together, unbeaten on 32 off 44, trying to steady the innings. Ayush Badoni falls for 12 off 20, bowled by RM Bishnoi, while Harsh Tyagi remains at the other end on 1 off 1 as Delhi look to rebuild.
Rishabh Pant takes the innings in his stride, slow and steady, before smashing a six over long-on off Bishnoi to bring up his fifty in 64 balls. Delhi reach 186/5 in 39.1 overs, with Pant leading the charge at the crease.
Delhi suffer a late blow as Rishabh Pant is bowled by Vishal B Jayswal after holding the innings together. The skipper walks back for 70 off 79, and Delhi slip to 247/9 in 49.1 overs as the innings nears its close.
Delhi close their innings on 254/9 against Gujarat, built around half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant. The pair anchor the effort through the middle as Delhi post a competitive total despite wickets falling around them.
Gujarat openers Aarya Desai and Urvil Patel are at the crease, unbeaten and looking to get their chase underway. The pair are settling in, finding their rhythm as they start the innings cautiously against a disciplined Delhi attack.
Gujarat lose Urvil Patel for 31 off 36, caught by Arpit Rana off Prince Yadav. The wicket breaks the opening partnership and Delhi strike back to put pressure on the middle order.
Gujarat inch closer to their target of 255, needing 132 more runs to win. Abhishek R Desai is unbeaten on 25 off 42 with three boundaries, while Jaymeet Patel stays at the other end on 1 off 1. The pair are looking to build a steady partnership against a disciplined Delhi bowling attack.
Gujarat are looking to build a partnership at 129/4 after 30 overs, with 125 runs still needed to win. With wickets having fallen earlier, the focus is now on settling in and stitching together a stand to take them closer to the target.
Veteran seamer Ishant Sharma sees the back of Hemang Patel for 10, as Gujarat lose half their side. Saurav Chauhan (34 not out) and Vishal Jayswal (16 not out) have since stitched a crucial partnership, and Delhi must break it soon if they are to harbour any hopes of winning this game.
Well, well. Things are getting rather interesting in Bengaluru. Simarjeet Singh dislodges the set Saurav Chauhan for 49 and Prince Yadav sends back Vishal Jayswal. Delhi have made the task far more difficult for Gujarat than it seemed for a considerable part of the chase. The equation now is: 23 runs needed from 5 overs with 3 wickets intact.
Delhi win by seven runs! Virat Kohli takes the catch off Prince Yadav's bowling to dismiss India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for 7, as Gujarat are bowled out for 247 in 47.4 overs. Price ends with figures of 3/37 in 8.4 overs, and together with Ishant Sharma (2/28 in 6 overs), he fashions Gujarat's collapse from 213 for 5 to 247 all out.
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