Delhi take charge in Merchant semifinal
Delhi took a strong grip over their Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy semifinal against Hyderabad at the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club ground on Tuesday
Staff reporter
09-Jan-2001
Delhi took a strong grip over their Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy
semifinal against Hyderabad at the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club ground
on Tuesday.
After inserting their opponents into bat, Delhi dismissed Hyderabad for 139
in all of 85.3 overs. Openers Pritpal Singh and Shikar Dhawan proceeded to
complete a satisfying day for Delhi, knocking off 58 without being
separated, before stumps were drawn.
Hyderabad lost opener Prasant Peter in the second over of the match after
which Imran Khan and skipper Ambati Rayudu added 47 for the second wicket.
The last nine wickets plunged for just 92 runs with Sumit Kapoor doing most
of the damage, claiming figures of 6/34. Khan's 29 was the top score.
Hyderabad used seven bowlers in the 25 overs they hurled down, but with
scant success. At close of play, Pritpal was batting on 35 (80 balls, 6
fours) and Dhawan on 22 (70 balls, 3 fours).