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Ranji Trophy final: Dhruv Shoray leads Delhi’s fightback against Vidarbha

Hindustan Times, Indore | By
Dec 29, 2017 02:35 PM IST

Dhruv Shoray scored a brilliant fifty after Aditya Thakare took two wickets on debut as Delhi were 180/4 at tea against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy final on Friday.

Dhruv Shorey and Himmat Singh have pushed Delhi on course for a competitive first innings score against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy final at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday. (LIVE BLOG)

Dhruv Shoray and Himmat Singh scored fifties for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha on Friday.(PTI)
Dhruv Shoray and Himmat Singh scored fifties for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha on Friday.(PTI)

After Rishabh Pant’s dismissal, all Shorey needed was a dependable partner at the other end and he has finally got it. An unbeaten 81-run stand in 21.5 overs. Both batsmen have hit fifties and will look to convert it into a century. Overall, 91 runs were scored in the second session at 3.37 runs an over.

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Earlier, Aditya Thakare struck twice on his debut as Delhi were 89/3 at lunch against Vidarbha in the 2017 Ranji Trophy final at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.

Aditya Thakare, who is a reserve player for the ICC Under-19 World Cup next year in New Zealand, received his maiden cap as he replaced fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who is with India’s Test squad in South Africa.

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Aditya Thakare, who started the proceedings with a no-ball, struck on the fourth delivery to get rid of Kunal Chandela – who had scored a century in the semifinal against Bengal. Perfect outswinger from the debutant, Chandela was forced to play at it. Got an outside edge and Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal does the rest at first slip.

Gautam Gambhir tried to steady the innings but just when a partnership was building between him Dhruv Shorey, offspinner Akshay Wakhare struck in the 13th over to get the former Delhi captain for 15.

Nitish Rana, the left-handed batsman who came in at No. 4, looked in good touch before he played one down the wrong line, only to get trapped in front of middle and leg. He was Thakare’s second victim of the innings.

Dhruv Shorey has been the stand-out batsman for Delhi till now. He has looked in complete control and was unbeaten on 33. He’s on his way to a well-deserved half-century, but the seven-time Ranji Trophy champions need a big one from him.

Rishabh Pant, who has just one fifty plus score in six matches so far, has hit three boundaries in no time and with 16 runs under his belt, he is looking quite confident ahead of the post-lunch session.

As for Delhi, Vikas Tokas -- who sustained a hamstring niggle in the semifinal against Bengal, isn’t fit. Akash Sudan comes in for him.

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    Sidharth Gulati is a sports correspondent at Hindustan Times and has previously worked with NDTV and Sportzwiki. He is passionate about the game of cricket.

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