VADODARA: Delhi pacers’ disciplined bowling left Assam tottering at 132-6 on a rain-hit opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match here on Thursday.
After the morning session was washed out due to rain, Delhi bowlers came out with a determined and disciplined approach and made life difficult for the Assam batsmen.
RG Hazarika (37) and Tarjinder Singh (31 not out) were the major contributors for Assam even as Delhi bowlers Navdeep Saini (2/31), Manan Sharma (2/34) and Varun Sood (2/29) tormented the batsmen with their line and length.
SHUKLA HITS CENTURY
NEW DELHI: Opener Shivakant Shukla (117) struck his seventh first class hundred and shared an unbeaten 124-run stand with Ashish Yadav (65) to lead Railways to 257 for five against Punjab.
Punjab, after electing to bowl, put Railways under tremendous pressure by reducing them to 76 for four but Shukla raised two crucial stands with his team-mates to save the day for his side.
Shukla, who last played a first class match in April 2014, added 57 runs for the fifth wicket with Mahesh Rawat (35).