Jasvir Singh's knock in vain as Haryana struggles.

New Delhi, 31 October : A brave knock of unbeaten 81 runs by Jasvir Singh went in vain as Delhi speedsters Amit Bhandari (3 for 39) and Ashish Nehra ( 3 for 50) sent Haryana crashing to 166 all out in their first innings on the opening day of their four day second Ranji Trophy cricket tie being played at Froze shah Kotka ground here today.

Bowling out Haryana 37 minutes after tea, Delhi were 17 without loss at close with Devender Sharma (9) and Ashu Dani (6)at crease.

Haryana skipper Parender Sharma's decision to bat first after winning the toss proved disastrous as he saw his off-stump uprooted by Nehra with just eight runs on the board. Amit Bhandari removed the other opener, Jitender Singh (12) ,before Jasvir Singh began the fightback. He scored unbeaten 81 runs with the help of 12 boundaries and was remained at the crease for 272 minutes facing 179 balls. He did not find much support from other end as wickets were falling at regular intervals.

Amarjeet Kaypee (8) was second victim of Nehra as he clean bowled him at team total of 38. Two balls later, Nehra had Rajesh puri (0) caught by Akash Malhotra. Ajay Ratra (18) caught by wicket keeper Vijay Dahiya, built a brief partnership of 50 runs with Jasvir for the sixth wicket before he fell to Delhi skipper Ajay sharma. With the top order back in pavilion, off-spinner Rahul Sanghvi ( one for 29) and medium pacer Bhandari wiped off the tail.