Delhi Vs Railways, Ranji Trophy LIVE Score: Delhi have opted to bowl first after Ayush Badoni won the toss against Railways in their final Ranji Trophy game in the season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. For the first time in many years, a Ranji Trophy match will see a full house when former India captain walks out in Delhi jersey for the first time in more than 12 years.
Virat Kohli’s participation in the Ranji Trophy comes after BCCI’s strong directive for all the players to play domestic cricket when not on national duty. Similarly, his India teammates including Rohit Sharma have all played at least a Ranji Trophy game in this season.
Meanwhile, Delhi are out of contention for a place in the quarterfinals. On the other hand, a win for Railways will put them in contention for a place in the knockouts.
Railways: Anchit Yadav, Vivek Singh, Suraj Ahuja(c), Upendra Yadav(w), Mohammad Saif, Bhargav Merai, Karn Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Himanshu Sangwan, Ayan Chaudhari, Kunal Yadav
Delhi: Arpit Rana, Sanat Sangwan, Virat Kohli, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni(c), Pranav Rajuvanshi(w), Sumit Mathur, Shivam Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, Siddhant Sharma
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OUTTTT!!!! Money Grewal gets his man Mohammad Saif in exactly the same manner like he did a few overs ago. Earlier, it was a no ball. Saif departs for 24. Second wicket in the over Delhi as Bhargav Merai departs for first-ball duck. for Railways 66/5
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has gone out of the field to take a bit of rest. No injury concerns for him. He is seen having a light chat with Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh.
For the unknown, Virat Kohli’s highest score for Delhi was 197 in the second innings against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGP) in the 2008–09 Nissar Trophy. SNGP were the then champions of Pakistan. Misbah-ul-haq and Mohammed Hafeez played in that game for SNGP.
Craziest scenes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as a fan breached the security to meet Virat Kohli. The security takes the fan away as Virat kohli was caught telling the security personnel not to beat him up. Great gesture from Kohli. However, it helped Delhi as it breached the concentration of Mohammad Saif as he edges behind. But its a no ball from Money Grewal. Railways 33/3
Two wickets in two balls for Delhi. First it was Siddhant Sharma, who dismissed Suraj Ahuja on the last ball of the sixth over. Navedeep Saini struck on the first ball of the sixth over with Vivek Singh being the latest Railways batter to be out. Railways 21/3 (6.1)
Siddhant Sharma gives Delhi the first breakthrough as Anchit Yadav is trapped in front for seven. The ball swung in after pitching and Yadav has no answer to that. Railways 7/1 (1.3)
A 2KM long queue outside Arun Jaitley Stadium for Virat Kohli
The chants of ‘Virat Virat’ is reverberating in the whole stadium. Virat Kohli, who is standing at the second slip, waves at the and the whole stadium erupts. Virat Kohli returns in Delhi jersey after 4469 days.
Fans have gathered outside the stadium in large numbers
“Everyone is excited and is good to have ‘King’ on our side, said Delhi captain Ayush Badoni at the coin toss.
For the unknown, Rishabh Pant is not playing for Delhi as he is going to join the Indian camo soon. Pant had played for Delhi’s last match against Saurashtra.
The entry of fans has been made free for this match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, only because of Virat Kohli. Also this is the first time in this domestic season that a Ranji Trophy game has seen such an overwhelming response from the fans. According to IANS, gate Number 18 of the Arun Jaitley Stadium to be opened now for spectators to come in and see the Delhi vs Railways game.
Delhi captain Ayush Badoni has opted to bowl after winning the toss.
Ahead of the match, Virat had a two-day practice session with his Delhi teammates, a team led by young Ayush Badoni. During the practice, Virat clearly had the time of his life bonding with his new teammates, out of which plenty must have had grown up watching his heroics on the field. In gruelling and intense batting net sessions, Virat was seen tackling issues affecting his Test game, be it spin bowling, the deliveries outside his off-stump and an increasing variety of backfoot shots, with a lot of clarity and detail along with his teammates and head coach Sarandeep Singh.
For Delhi, this is an inconsequential match. But a win for Railways will put them in contention for a place in the knockouts.
The star attraction of this match will be Virat Kohli, who is returning to domestic cricket after more than 12 years. The last time Virat played a Ranji Trophy match was in 2012.
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