Ranji Trophy Highlights, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi bowl Railways out for 241, Kohli-crazy crowd in Delhi made to wait

By Kartikay Dutta

Jan 30, 2025, 17:09:18 IST

Ranji Trophy Highlights, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi brought an end to Railways' first innings for 241, Upendra Yadav top-scoring with 95 and Saini and Mathur taking 3 wickets each. An early wicket for Railways, but Yash Dhull and Sanat Sangwan consolidated.

Key Events

5:05 PM IST, Jan 30STUMPS CALLED, Delhi on 41/1, trail by 200
4:28 PM IST, Jan 30Soft wicket! Arpit dismissed, Delhi 11/1
4:20 PM IST, Jan 30Rahane, Pujara bat well on a good day for India's old guard
4:10 PM IST, Jan 30Railways bowled out for 241, Delhi look to survive brief late burst
3:54 PM IST, Jan 30Upendra gone for a fantastic 95, Railways now 229/8
3:32 PM IST, Jan 30200 up for Railways as Upendra nears century
3:08 PM IST, Jan 30Play resumes in Delhi, Upendra looks to attack
2:42 PM IST, Jan 30Tea called, Delhi battle back to even session
2:34 PM IST, Jan 30Two wickets in two balls as Yash Dhull takes a screamer!
2:22 PM IST, Jan 30Mayank Agarwal dismissed on 91
1:50 PM IST, Jan 30Half-century for Upendra Yadav
1:10 PM IST, Jan 30KL Rahul dismissed for 26
1:07 PM IST, Jan 30Railways cross 100, hit first six
12:46 PM IST, Jan 30Play resumes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium
12:04 PM IST, Jan 30Lunch called with Railways at 87/5
11:47 AM IST, Jan 30Siraj wicketless despite 4 scalps for HYD
11:25 AM IST, Jan 30Two wickets in two balls! Grewal on fire
11:22 AM IST, Jan 30Delhi break the resistance! Grewal gets his man Saif
11:19 AM IST, Jan 30KL Rahul joins Mayank at the crease
11:04 AM IST, Jan 3050 up for Railways
10:54 AM IST, Jan 30Chandigarh struggling, good news for both Railways and Delhi
10:39 AM IST, Jan 30Controversy as fourth wicket chalked off due to no-ball
10:25 AM IST, Jan 30The Virat Kohli appeal
10:15 AM IST, Jan 30In Mumbai, Shardul Thakur takes hat-trick vs Meghalaya
10:07 AM IST, Jan 30Saini cracks through Vivek's defence, 21/3!
10:03 AM IST, Jan 304, 4, out! Second of the morning for Siddhant and Delhi
9:57 AM IST, Jan 30Delhi threatening early
9:44 AM IST, Jan 30Meanwhile, KL Rahul not opening for Karnataka
9:42 AM IST, Jan 30First breakthrough for Delhi in just the second over!
9:36 AM IST, Jan 30Action begins! Navdeep Saini gets Delhi going
9:19 AM IST, Jan 30'Green wicket and some moisture': Badoni explains rationale
9:14 AM IST, Jan 30Delhi win the toss and choose to bowl
9:10 AM IST, Jan 30Crowd arrive in numbers for chance to watch Kohli
8:42 AM IST, Jan 30Delhi looking for first win in four matches, with Kohli's help
8:25 AM IST, Jan 30What Badoni said about captaining Kohli
8:24 AM IST, Jan 30Kohli's captain for this match…
8:21 AM IST, Jan 30Kohli's recent struggles
8:19 AM IST, Jan 30Kohli's Delhi stats
8:17 AM IST, Jan 30Kohli's presence at the Arun Jaitley Stadium
7:58 AM IST, Jan 30KL Rahul returns as well
7:43 AM IST, Jan 30What happened when Virat Kohli last played in the Ranji Trophy?
7:29 AM IST, Jan 30Delhi full squad
7:18 AM IST, Jan 30Hello and welcome back to the Ranji Trophy for Virat Kohli!

Summary

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The focus is on Delhi in the last round of the Ranji Trophy group stage as Virat Kohli makes his comeback in the competiton after well over a decade. In the,period that he has been away, Kohli experienced half a decade of the kind of form that few players have enjoyed in the history of the game, followed by the current rather ordinary second half of the decade. He will be looking to shake off some of the poor form he seems to be stuck in.

Virat Kohli on the first day of a Ranji trophy cricket match between Delhi and Railways, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Ranji Trophy Highlights, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi took advantage of swinging and seaming conditions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to take 5 quick wickets in the first session against Railways. Although a century partnership saw the visitors rebuild, Delhi kept their noses ahead to bowl them out for 241, before only losing a single wicket in a testing period at the end of play. Delhi now trail by exactly 200 runs....Read More

Elsewhere, it was a good day for former Indian team stalwarts Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. Pujara headed into stumps at 95*, and Rahane on 83*. Kohli will be looking to match the efforts of his former teammates.

The focus is on the national capital where Delhi are taking on Railways and playing for the former is an old warhorse. The last time Virat Kohli turned up for a cricket match as a Delhi player, his teammates included Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir among others. The former India captain will be looking to shake off some of the poor form he is going through in red-ball cricket in his first Ranji Trophy match in over a decade.

The seventh and final round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season group stage is set to commence today, with plenty to draw the attention of domestic cricket savants and those looking to follow along with the fortunes of international Indian team stars alike. With 16 matches set to take place across the country across the four groups, there will be no scarcity of action and intrigue, especially as the race for the quarterfinal spots reaches its climax.

There will also be a lot of focus on the performances of India’s stars after a relatively timid showing last time out, with Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill earning some credit with 12 wickets and a century respectively, but Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant all disappointing with the bat. These stars will expect immediate bounce-back in this round, more and more acclimatised to their return to Ranji cricket, but the main focus will be on Virat Kohli as he boots up for Delhi for the first time since 2012.

Beginning with Group A, Jammu and Kashmir sealed their progression to the quarters with a historic and memorable victory in Mumbai, beating home favourites with a strong performance across the board that pushed them to the top of the group standings. However, Mumbai are still in with a chance following Baroda’s heavy loss to Maharashtra: Mumbai face lowly Meghalaya, who have lost all six of their matches and are likely to be relegated to the Plate division.

Mumbai will expect maximum points, and a strong chance for Rohit and co. to bounce back under captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. Mumbai, however, will need another helping hand, this time hoping J&K can beat Baroda and lend their star-studded team a favour.

The match of the week comes from Group B, where Vidarbha’s bounce-back win against Rajasthan saw them go comfortably top of the group, leaving two teams to slug it out for second place. Gujarat are in a position of strength, five points ahead of their opponents in the final round, Himachal Pradesh, who suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of Hyderabad. It is a straightforward equation for Himachal: win and they are through. Even if they draw, it won’t be enough, and Gujarat will go through. Set up to be a barnstormer.

Further down the group, one subplot of interest will be the performance of Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal, who is leading the run-scoring charts but under pressure from an in-form player in Madhya Pradesh captain Shubham Sharma. Tanmay sits on 792, with Sharma behind on 713, and this is a race that could get interesting.

In Group D, there are mathematically four teams in the hunt with nobody’s progression guaranteed. However, with Kerala facing bottom-placed Bihar, they will expect to handle their business and progress, leaving the other teams to fight it out. A seven-point win for Karnataka against current first-placed Haryana will be enough to see them through on quotient, but six won’t be enough.

Bolstered by the return of KL Rahul, who will likely open the batting alongside Mayank Agarwal in another powerful opening combination, Karnataka will be hoping that Bihar can pull off an upset against Kerala and make the equation slightly easier. Still, a tough task, and Haryana and Kerala will remain heavy favourites to progress from this group.

Finally, the most tightly packed of all the groups, in Group D. Tamil Nadu sit top with 25 points, but the next five teams are separated by just five points. It is a difficult group to make predictions for: the winner of Railways vs Delhi will need favours from other teams to help them pull through. Chandigarh, meanwhile, face off against Chhattisgarh, and will have a slight one-point advantage ahead of Jadeja and Pujara’s Saurashtra, who have a dogged Assam to contend with. If both teams find themselves frustrated, the door opens for Railways to qualify with a win, although even that might not be enough for Delhi or Jharkhand.

All in all, an enticing and thrilling round of fixtures coming up, that will take shape early and provide the narrative for the rest of the week. 32 teams in the competition, but soon there will only be eight.

Follow all the updates here:

Jan 30, 2025, 17:05:47 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: STUMPS CALLED, Delhi on 41/1, trail by 200

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Yash Dhull and Sanat Sangwan ensure no more damage to the score for Delhi. 41/1 in 10 overs as the umpires call stumps, and expect the crowd to be even more packed tomorrow, on a second day that will almost certainly see Virat Kohli head to the crease.

Jan 30, 2025, 16:28:59 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Soft wicket! Arpit dismissed, Delhi 11/1

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Not the start Delhi wanted, and exactly what the doctor ordered for Railways. After a couple of scrumptious boundaries in the over against Kunal, Arpit just hangs his bat out and feathers an edge through to the keeper.

Delhi need to be patient and careful here, the new ball is doing a bit and 241 isn't an insignificant score.

Jan 30, 2025, 16:20:00 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Rahane, Pujara bat well on a good day for India's old guard

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: A fine day for Ajinkya Rahane in Mumbai, currently batting on 65*, and similarly for Cheteshwar Pujara in Rajkot, currently on 79*.

Will Virat Kohli take inspiration and join his long-time middle order partners in performing well this week? Remains to be seen. Delhi's openers Arpit Rana and Sanat Sangwan head to the crease.

Jan 30, 2025, 16:10:15 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Railways bowled out for 241, Delhi look to survive brief late burst

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The tenth wicket didn't take too long, and Delhi will be happy with their performance on what has been a prett decent batting track after some purchase for the bowlers in the first session.

Not too long left on day one, Delhi's openers will get the brief to just see it through to day two.

Jan 30, 2025, 16:06:11 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan with some big hits, but fun comes to an end

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan with three sixes in his innings of 29(28), but one too many a shot as he is caught on the boundary. Railways now 240/9, Delhi close to wrapping up the innings.

Jan 30, 2025, 15:54:10 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Upendra gone for a fantastic 95, Railways now 229/8

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Upendra Yadav's fantastic innings comes to an end as he looks accelerate. Batting on 95, he nonetheless goes for the big shot, but miscues it straight into the air. First wicket for spin as Mathur gets him, Railways down to their last two wickets at 229/8.

Jan 30, 2025, 15:32:06 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: 200 up for Railways as Upendra nears century

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Some poor bowling from Delhi after the break, as they fail to apply any real pressure on Upendra and he continues to find the fence. He works his way to 84*, and Railways breaches 200 thanks to his efforts.

Jan 30, 2025, 15:29:38 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: J&K collapse, bowled out for 246

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: A sudden post-tea collapse for J&K against Baroda, who will now think they are right back in it. A first innings lead now the key for them, with three points enough to make sure they qualify.

Jan 30, 2025, 15:08:09 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Play resumes in Delhi, Upendra looks to attack

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The final session begins in Delhi, and Upendra Yadav already trying to look and attack. Badoni has spread the field early, but the wicketkeeper-bat for Railways also careful to try and farm the strike.

Jan 30, 2025, 15:03:13 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: J&K 232/5 vs Baroda, Mumbai take lead vs Meghalaya

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Group A, Mumbai need to win and then hope that J&K beat or at least take a first innings lead over Baroda. That match hangs in the balance, set up to be an interesting contest, but Mumbai have already surpassed Meghalaya with only two wickets down. The defending champions still alive in the tournament.

Jan 30, 2025, 14:42:17 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Tea called, Delhi battle back to even session

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It was Railways' session until the last two overs, where Saini struck twice in two deliveries to likely leave Delhi the happier team by breaking the partnership and exposing the tail.

Upendra Yadav still at the crease, but Delhi will want to eat away at the other end. 182/7 at the session break.

Jan 30, 2025, 14:34:47 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Two wickets in two balls as Yash Dhull takes a screamer!

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What a turn of events at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! Delhi have been operating a short ball tactic for the last few overs, and Karn Sharma finally breaks the shackles with a hook over deep fine leg for six off Saini.

It brings up his 50 and a century partnership, but the very next ball sees him try it again, only for Yash Dhull to keep his composure and complete a remarkable catch on the boundary to end the partnership.

The very next ball, Saini dismisses the new batter, with Dhull again taking the catch, this time at slips.

170/7, and Sangwan just about blocks out the hat-trick ball. It's all happening!

Jan 30, 2025, 14:22:37 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Mayank Agarwal dismissed on 91

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Mayank Agarwal falls narrowly short of a century in Bangalore, dismissed on 91. Devdutt Paddikal still at the crease for Karnataka, alongside R Smaran, who scored a century in their previous match.

Elsewhere, Siraj finally has some joy, finally getting a wicket vs Vidarbha.

Jan 30, 2025, 14:06:38 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Chandigarh fight back, Saurashtra in total control

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It's not looking good for Delhi and Railways in terms of the results they need elsewhere in Group D. Saurashtra are 246/2 vs Assam, and a win for them seals their progression.

Chandigarh also looked in trouble, but a 140-run unbeaten seventh wicket partnership means they are also in a good spot.

Tall, tall task ahead for either of these teams now.

Jan 30, 2025, 13:50:03 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Half-century for Upendra Yadav

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Wicketkeeper-bat Upendra Yadav reaches a strong half-century with a boundary off Saini. Upendra has been the man in form this season for Railways, including a century in the previous match, and keeps that going.

Railways 137/5.

Jan 30, 2025, 13:48:39 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Vidarbha 121/8, but Siraj still wicketless

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siraj building plenty of pressure, but his teammates reaping the rewards. Vidarbha struggling after being restricted to 121/8, but Siraj still hunting for a wicket.

Jan 30, 2025, 13:32:09 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Karn, Upendra looking strong at the crease

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Pitch flattening out in Delhi slightly, with not quite as much pace and spin not too much of a a factor yet. Upendra looking secure, and Karn Sharma has grown into his innings as well.

Badoni brings Saini back to try and strike and break this partnership. 129/5 after 40 overs.

Jan 30, 2025, 13:10:38 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: KL Rahul dismissed for 26

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: No big score for KL Rahul in the first innings, dismissed by Anshul Kamboj of Haryana in Bangalore. Having gotten set, Rahul would have expected more. Mayank Agarwal with his half-century.

Jan 30, 2025, 13:07:12 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Railways cross 100, hit first six

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Right after Railways cross the 100 mark, Upendra steps out and hits Shivam over midwicket. Batting looking easier gradually, with the batters' shots getting value now. Delhi will need a change of tactics soon.

Jan 30, 2025, 12:46:00 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Play resumes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The players are back on the field, and the afternoon session begins. Upendra looking solid at the crease, Delhi will want to target the other endm currently occupied by Karn Sharma.

Jan 30, 2025, 12:28:06 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Crucial Gujarat vs Himachal match in the balance

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Ahmedabad, the winner of Gujarat vs Himachal will book a quarterfinal spot. Three wickets for Gujarat, but 117 runs in the first session means Himachal won't be too disappointed either. Interesting contest developing in that particular game.

Jan 30, 2025, 12:04:03 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Lunch called with Railways at 87/5

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And the first session comes to an end with Delhi the much happier side, 5 early breakthroughs meaning this session has belonged to them. All three pacers struck, with the crowd providing energy in this domestic game.

Delhi's goal will be to wrap up the rest of the innings quickly and ensure they can pile on the runs in better batting conditions going forward.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:55:07 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Mumbai bowl out Meghalaya for 86

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Something of a comeback for Meghalaya after being 2/6, the tail wagging to ensure that there were at least a few runs on the board. But Mumbai's session with ease, their opponents bowled out within the first session.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:47:14 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siraj wicketless despite 4 scalps for HYD

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Good start for Hyderabad vs Vidarbha, finding them 4 down early. However, no luck for Mohammed Siraj on return. Although he has bowled excellently, with 5 maidens in 10 overs, he hasn't found a wicket yet.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:25:53 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Two wickets in two balls! Grewal on fire

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And there's another one! Bhargav greeted to the crease with a sharp, full inswinger, and Bhargav can't get close. Two consecutive wickets, Railways 66/5.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:22:20 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi break the resistance! Grewal gets his man Saif

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: This time Grewal does get his man! Saif had a lifeline with the earlier no-ball, but no such luck this time. Once again Money Grewal finds his outside edge, and the wicketkeeper snaps it up.

Railways now 66-4, but a crucial 43-run partnership to keep Railways somewhat afloat.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:19:29 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: KL Rahul joins Mayank at the crease

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Bangalore, Haryana dislodged a 45-run opening partnership by dismissing Aneesh. KL Rahul now at the crease, and will be his routine watchful self on a pitch where run-scoring hasn't been too easy.

Jan 30, 2025, 11:04:21 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: 50 up for Railways

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Solid rebuilding job from Saif and Upendra after being rocked early. Saif got a bonus life, but both have played some cracking strokes to keep the score ticking over. Some more energy needed from Delhi as the crowd goes slightly flat as the match wears on.

Jan 30, 2025, 10:54:45 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Chandigarh struggling, good news for both Railways and Delhi

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Chandigarh six wickets down in the first session vs Chhattisgarh. A Chandigarh loss is a requirement if either of these teams want to proceed miraculously to the knockouts.

However, a terrific start for Saurashtra against Assam, with Railways and Delhi needing an Assam result there as well.

Jan 30, 2025, 10:39:20 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Controversy as fourth wicket chalked off due to no-ball

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: A little bit of a shock as Delhi's fourth wicket gets called back due to a no-ball. Replays made it look as if Money Grewal had something behind the line, but the third umpire ajudged that there was an overstepping.

Railways get this 50-50 call after Saif edged an expansive drive to the wicketkeeper.

Jan 30, 2025, 10:25:21 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The Virat Kohli appeal

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: With fans queueing outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium from reportedly as early as 4 A.M. for a chance to watch Kohli, the energy in the stadium is easily understandable for the return of the hometown hero.

Plenty for the local fans to cheer about so far with Delhi dominating.

Jan 30, 2025, 10:15:51 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Mumbai, Shardul Thakur takes hat-trick vs Meghalaya

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What a week for Shardul Thakur. Fresh off a century vs J&K in the previous round, he has shown up with the ball as well, taking an early hat-trick vs struggling Meghalaya at the BKC Ground.

Meghalaya found themselves six wickets down for just two runs, in just the first 19 deliveries. They have worked their way up to 9, but a single-digit score might have been a real concern for a second there…

Jan 30, 2025, 10:07:49 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Saini cracks through Vivek's defence, 21/3!

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It keeps getting better for Delhi! Saini goes around the wicket to southpaw Vivek, and succeeds in getting on to seam through the gate, knocking the stumps over.

Delhi making the best of these conditions, and Railways are on the ropes. Wicketkeeper Upendra Yadav, who scored a century in the last match, in earlier than he would have liked to be.

Jan 30, 2025, 10:03:01 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: 4, 4, out! Second of the morning for Siddhant and Delhi

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siddhant strikes again! Railways captain Suraj Ahuja with a pair of cracking boundaries, but tries one time too many.

A top edge, and easily settled under by mid-wicket. A check for no-ball, but Siddhant just about got something behind the line.

21/2, great start for Delhi.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:57:42 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi threatening early

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Plenty of movement and bounce in the pitch with the new ball. Saini's express pace nibbling around, and Siddhant finding good swing, but Railways still avoiding more damage. Exciting start on a foggy and grey day in Delhi.

Railways 13/1 after 5 overs.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:44:53 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Meanwhile, KL Rahul not opening for Karnataka

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: At the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, KL Rahul looks likely to come in in the middle order, with Aneesh KV retaining his opening spot alongside captain Mayank Agarwal.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:42:22 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: First breakthrough for Delhi in just the second over!

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siddhant strikes for Delhi! Anchit Yadav clips him nicely for four, but the response is immediate, as the length is pulled back by the left-arm seamer.

Good shape swinging back in to hit the pad, and the umpire doesn't take too long to raise his finger. Just the start this crowd wanted.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:36:09 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Action begins! Navdeep Saini gets Delhi going

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Strong and pacy start by Navdeep Saini, beating the bat on a couple of occasions as he builds up steam.

Plenty of volume from the crowd already, with chants of ‘Kohli, Kohli, Kohli,’ starting with the man fielding at slip.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:19:33 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: 'Green wicket and some moisture': Badoni explains rationale

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The pragmatic choice made by skipper Ayush Badoni based on a green seaming surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi didn't want to give in to the excitement make the same mistake as Mumbai last week, which saw Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma exposed early to a nipping ball. Badoni, Kohli and co. will be hoping for the best batting conditions when they head to the crease.

Jan 30, 2025, 09:14:19 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi win the toss and choose to bowl

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And wait to see Kohli bat the crowd will have to!

Badoni wins the toss and asks Railways to bat first. The hope will be for early inroads in the morning in front of an excited crowd/

Jan 30, 2025, 09:10:31 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Crowd arrive in numbers for chance to watch Kohli

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: With the gates being opened to 10,000 fans on a first-come-first-serve basis with free entry, plenty have shown up in huge numbers to watch Kohli bat. Just awaiting the result from the toss…

Jan 30, 2025, 08:58:56 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's Test record at Arun Jaitley Stadium

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Test cricket, Kohli has played 4 matches at Delhi's premier stadium, and averages 66.37 with 531 runs in eight innings.

However, he only has one century, that being a mammoth 243 against Sri Lanka in December 2017, which at the time was Kohli's highest Test score.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:42:58 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi looking for first win in four matches, with Kohli's help

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi's Ranji Trophy campaign was derailed with two losses in their last three games, with last week's loss against Saurashtra leaving them in a tough spot.

Qualification is still mathematically possible, but a lot of results will need to go their way.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:25:37 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What Badoni said about captaining Kohli

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It must be quite surreal for Badoni to be in a position where he could tell Kohli where to field but he didn't really let that show when asked about it. “I am very grateful that Rishabh [Pant] and Virat bhaiyya [Kohli] are playing under me. The presence of big players is a very good feeling so we are very motivated,” he said.

“I have played against him [in IPL] so I have handled the pressure before but it will be fun to play with him this time.” Against Railways, Badoni will vacate his own batting slot with Kohli batting at No 4. Motivated by Kohli’s presence, the skipper said they were looking for an ‘outright win’.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:24:11 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's captain for this match…

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Ayush Badoni is leading Delhi in this match. The 25-year-old made his first class debut just two years ago. Badoni was about 12 years old when Kohli last played Ranji Trophy.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:21:57 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's recent struggles

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Virat Kohli has looked a shadow of his dominant self of late in Test cricket. In the series against Australia only managed 190 runs in the nine innings against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He constantly chased deliveries bowled well outside off stump and kept nicking off to the wicketkeeper or the slip fielders.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:19:26 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's Delhi stats

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: This will be Virat Kohli's 42nd match for Delhi. In the 41 games he has palyed thus far, Kohli 2891 runs in 64 innings at an average of 51.62. His highest score is 197.

Jan 30, 2025, 08:17:02 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's presence at the Arun Jaitley Stadium

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Judging by the footage we have seen of the practice sessions, Kohli seems to have been a breath of fresh air for the Delhi camp. His team-mates, most of whom may have been in school when he last played a game for his state back in 2012, have admitted to wanting to impress the star in what is their first-ever interaction with them.

At one moment on Wednesday, the net got tangled, prompting Kohli to drop to his knees and attempt to fix it with his bat. A couple of youngsters quickly joined in, trying to help before the groundsmen stepped in to resolve the issue -- almost as if to say ‘You’ve returned after so long, let us take care of it.’

Jan 30, 2025, 07:58:36 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: KL Rahul returns as well

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: While all the focus has been on Virat Kohli's return to the Ranji Trophy after more than 12 years, KL Rahul, like he always does, went about his business quietly. He played a Duleep Trophy match last year, but the crucial Elite Group C match between Karnataka and Haryana at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will be his first Ranji Trophy match in nearly five years.

Jan 30, 2025, 07:43:46 IST

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What happened when Virat Kohli last played in the Ranji Trophy?

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's last Ranji Trophy appearance came way back in 2012. He played the match for Delhi against Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad. In this particular game, the right-hander scored 14 runs off 19 balls in the first innings.