Railways and Delhi locked in close battle

Spirited batting by the lower-order batsmen saw Railways rack up an impressive 497 on the second day of their match against the powerful Delhi side at the Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi. The home team openers though provided their team with the ideal platform, putting up 61 unbeaten runs before stumps were drawn.

A patient 52 from Sudhir Wankhede and knocks of 42 and 45 not out from Murali Kartik and Zakir Hussain repectively, were mainly responsible for Railways adding 156 runs before losing their final five wickets. Last man Harvinder Singh also contributed his mite, scoring 26 runs as he and Hussain frustrated Delhi with a stand of 65 for the tenth wicket.

The massive Railways score had made it imperative for the Delhi openers to provide their team the ideal start and they did not disappoint. Akash Chopra and Gautam Gambhir were batting on 31 and 28 when stumps were drawn.