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The match between Delhi and Railways at Stadium created tremendous buzz as thousands of people attended the Ranji Trophy game on Days 1 and 2. Star India batter ’s presence increased the popularity of the game and the Delhi and District Cricket Association’s (DDCA) decision to allow free entry only invited more spectators. On the other hand, Kohli’s return to Ranji wasn’t a fruitful one.
After a devastating tour to Australia, BCCI asked international cricketers to focus on domestic tournaments and to honour that, the Delhi-born was back in the red-ball tournament. However, he failed to get going as the veteran made only six runs. Pacer Himangshu Sangwan picked up the prized wicket.
Nevertheless, captain Ayush Badoni and Sumit Mathur played valuable knocks to keep the scoreboard ticking. Badoni made 99 runs while Mathur added 86 as Delhi posted 374 runs on board. They secured a 133-run lead, which could prove to be enough for them to win the match by an innings.
Railways had a nervous start in the second innings as openers Suraj Ahuja and Vivek Singh departed early. Mohammad Saif and Upendra Yadav tried to stitch a partnership but it didn’t work either. They were reduced to 82 for seven at one stage.
Shivam Sharma was the star with the ball for Delhi in the second innings as the pacer clinched four. They would hope to keep up with the momentum to pick the remaining three wickets to win the match comfortably..
