Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Railways try to end DEL resistance; Virat Kohli remains center of attraction

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Ranji Trophy Highlights, Delhi vs Railways: Virat Kohli’s return to the Delhi team was a triumphant one, even though he failed to make too much of an impact with the bat in hand. Throngs of fans appeared at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch the local hero’s return, and although they didn’t get exactly what they wanted, Delhi’s bowlers and the remainder of the team put on an excellent show to dominate Railways and complete an innings an 19-run victory. Shivam Sharma’s five-fer and Ayush Badoni’s 99 were key performances, but the player of the match was awarded to Sumit Mathur for a key all-round performance.…Read More

The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi was forced to open up all the stands in the stadium after the crush of supporters who turned up to watch Virat Kohli represent Delhi for the first time in more than 12 years, having originally planned to keep certain sections of the stadium open for the public. Such was the hype and reception for Kohli, Delhi’s favourite son and greatest cricketing export. The morning started with the stadium packed, full of energy and expectation, excited to watch Kohli hit the crease and potentially find his mojo in front of a rabid home crowd.

Instead, the stadium was nearly empty only a couple of hours in. Kohli had come in, looked circumspect, hit one terrific straight drive, and then bowled through the gate by an elated Himanshu Sangwan, whose name went from a relative unknown to one cricket fans won’t soon forget. The lasting image of the day was Kohli’s off-stump cartwheeling backwards, and the great man just looking down at his shoes, dejected.

The seventh and final round of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy group stages is hallways through, with day two setting up a fascinating pair of days over the weekend. One result came in as Kerala booked their spots in the quarterfinal with an innings victory over Bihar, but there are still plenty of spots being fought for. Mumbai look set to qualify despite their tough loss against Jammu and Kashmir last week, as a mammoth batting performance helped out by a remarkable 84(42) from the bat of on-fire Shardul Thakur against Meghalaya, combined with Baroda being on the ropes, means they will likely pull through.

Saurashtra also look to have done enough to keep their qualification prospects safe against Assam, with Chandigarh not in a great position to win their match, while Tamil Nadu look set to complete the formalities in that group as well. These results would make Railways vs Delhi irrelevant, outside of a battle for pride. Gujarat and Himachal hangs in the balance in what is essentially a playoff game, while Karnataka need a big win against Haryana to qualify ahead of them but seem to be well-matched in that contest.

Lastly, a good day for the top-scorers in the Ranji Trophy as well, as Shubham Sharma of Madhya Pradesh struck a glorious double-century, but couldn’t quite catch up with Tanmay Agarwal of Hyderabad as he struck a solid century of his own. Both excellent batters have surpassed the 900-mark on the season, with Tanmay holding onto a narrow seven-run lead in the overall race for run leader.

The focus, nevertheless, will still be on Virat Kohli. It would be a surprise if he is needed to bat on day three, but fans will still want to see him score some kind of runs. For that sake alone, fans might hope for Railways to put up a fight, and make this match a contest heading into final day’s play.

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Feb 1, 2025 1:31 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Game over! Delhi win by an innings and 19 runs on Kohli’s return

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Ayush Badoni the captain with the final wicket of the match, and it’s a comfortable, dominant victory for Delhi upon Virat Kohli’s return to their Ranji team.

Not a memorable match for him personally, but he will undoubtedly be happy with the team’s triumph.

Feb 1, 2025 1:19 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Five-fer for Shivam! Railways now 100/8

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Railways reach the 100 mark, but another thick edge flies to third man, and Shivam has taken a five-fer in this match. Rahul Sharma dismissed.

With Anchit missing through injury, this will likely be the last wicket of the innings.

Feb 1, 2025 1:00 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Shivam with a fourth as Sangwan misses a big slog

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan looks to whack the cover off the ball and completely misses, and his stumps as a mess. 82/7 now for Railways, and it’s looking like a matter of time now.

Feb 1, 2025 12:51 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi tearing through Railways! Karn next to depart

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Shivam with his third of the innings, and Delhi have all but confirmed they will win this match within two overs of the lunch break.

Karn doesn’t play for the turn, the ball beats his outside edge and catches him LBW. A little touch-and-go, but the umpire goes with the bowler.

Railways now 80/6, still trailing by 53.

Feb 1, 2025 12:45 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: IMMEDIATE BREAKTHROUGH! Money Grewal gets the big fish

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Didn’t take too long at all! One which stayed a tad low, and Upendra was late on the shot. He goes on the back foot but beaten by some skid, trapped right in front. Simple decision for the umpire, and Railways in trouble with their most in-form batter gone.

76/5, just three balls after lunch.

Feb 1, 2025 12:42 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Players make their way back to the field

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Second session set to begin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. This was the session on day one where Karn and Upendra formed their partnership, before a couple of wickets right before tea. Delhi will hope that this time it won’t take that long to dislodge one of this pair.

Feb 1, 2025 12:17 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Three more matches reach conclusion in morning session

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Results coming in thick and fast now. Bengal beat Punjab by an innings and 13 runs, while Saurashtra will hope they have done enough to qualify with a win by an innings and 144 runs against Assam.

It was a beatdown in Mumbai, however, as the hosts beat Meghalaya by an innings and a whopping 456 runs. They will qualify if Baroda fail to beat J&K, which is looking increasingly likely to be the case.

Feb 1, 2025 12:03 PM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: LUNCH CALLED, Railways at 74/4

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: 7 wickets in that session, and the game has moved along at a terrific rate. Railways top order once again struggling, this time spin also contributing.

Railways still trail by 59, but have Upendra and Karn at the crease, who had the big partnership in the first innings. They will know it’s a tough task, and Delhi will be the happier team heading into the session break.

Feb 1, 2025 11:40 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: JAFFA FROM SAINI! Railways keep sinking

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Dream delivery for a fast bowler! Navdeep Saini with the perfect dismissal against a new batter, getting it to pitch and straighten just the perfect amount to send the stumps sprawling.

Bhargav is out for just 1 runs, Railways now 57/4. Upendra and Karn Sharma needed to rescue this innings once again.

Feb 1, 2025 11:31 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Another wicket! Saif throws it away after great start

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Shivam Sharma with his second wicket of the morning! Saif was batting excellently, but tries to keep the momentum going by stepping out. Not enough elevation, and he picks out mid-on. A disappointing dismissal, Saif out for 31(31), and Railways now 56/3.

Feb 1, 2025 11:13 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Spin introduced and immediately another wicket for Delhi!

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Loose loose wicket for Railways! Vivek Singh comes down the track against the first ball from spinner Shivam, but it’s a thick leading edge that loops comfortably to short third-man.

Railways now 31/2.

Feb 1, 2025 11:11 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Updates from Group D after Jharkhand’s monumental defeat of Tamil Nadu

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: In Group D, Jharkhand have established a massive victory over Tamil Nadu, and now there is plenty to fight for in this group.

TN currently top with 25 points, Jharkhand next on 20, with teams still in the hunt and games not yet wrapped up being Chandigarh on 19 and Saurashtra on 18, as well as Railways on 17.

Saurashtra two wickets from victory against Assam and seven points, but even that won’t officially seal their progression, dependent on Chandigarh’s result vs Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh currently lead by 107 runs, Chandigarh up against it to try and produce a positive result.

An incredible end due in this group.

Feb 1, 2025 10:43 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Early inroad! Siddhant dismisses Suraj Ahuja

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Another fast start for Delhi! Siddhant once again providing phenomenal shape to the new ball, swinging one in late at Ahuja’s pads. First wicket with the last ball of the second over.

Railways 1/1, big trouble if they can’t negotiate with the fresh cherry.

Feb 1, 2025 10:41 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Railways’ second innings gets underway

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Still an hour of play left in the first session, and Delhi will know this is a good chance for them to have another impactful spell with the new ball. Navdeep Saini and Siddhant Sharma take it up to get things going.

Feb 1, 2025 10:24 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan takes the last wicket to wrap up the innings, Delhi 374 all-out

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Exactly what the doctor ordered as far as Railways were concerned today morning. The tenth and final wicket snapped up by Sangwan, who finishes with 4-55 in a memorable performance.

Delhi have a 133-run lead, which should be enough, but Railways will try to bat it out from here on in.

Feb 1, 2025 10:04 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan with another big wicket! Mathur out for 86

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Sangwan with an impact again, as he traps Mathur in front LBW for his third wicket of the innings! A solid 86 from Mathur, but he too fall shorts of his century. Delhi now 358/9.

Feb 1, 2025 9:50 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: There it is, eighth wicket!

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Railways get the wicket they wanted. Siddhant Sharma flays at one outside the off-stump, finds a thickish edge, and it flies fast and low towards first slips. It is a sharp, low, good catch in the cordon, and no only two Delhi wickets left. Time for Mathur to start occupying majority of the strike.

Feb 1, 2025 9:46 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Lead extends beyond 100

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Lead stretches past 100. The ball just doing a little bit, but not finding the edge. The batters managing to play and miss when they need to. First milestone of the day reached for Delhi.

Feb 1, 2025 9:30 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Players take to the field for morning session

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Seconds away from the start. Can Mathur make his way to a century, or do Himanshi Sangwan and co. have something up their sleeves?

Feb 1, 2025 9:03 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: However, chances of progress looking slim for either team

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: With Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra both putting themselves into very solid positions on day two, the current table-toppers in Group D look set to keep their spots and reach the quarterfinals.

No miracle run from Railways, or unlikely qualification for Delhi. It might largely be a game of pride and wanting to end on a strong note now.

Feb 1, 2025 8:43 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Railways in search of breakthroughs

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: On the other hand, Railways know they can remove the last few Delhi wickets and make this game a proper contest. The match has moved at super-quick rates with plenty of action, and there is reason to believe it will be more of the same in the morning session, which has been the most conducive to bowling.

Feb 1, 2025 8:22 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Sumit Mathur looks to add to overnight 78*

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Mathur came in at number six after a pair of quick wickets and played second-fiddle in a century partnership with his captain Ayush badoni. Mathur has taken it easy, allowing his partners to be the aggressors, but will need to take responsibility in the morning session if he wants his century, and for Delhi to have a winning lead.

Feb 1, 2025 8:04 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli flops on Ranji return!

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Virat Kohli flopped on his first domestic cricket match in more than a decade Friday to the dismay of thousands who turned out to see him play. He strode in to bat for home team Delhi on day two of their match against Railways to roars and chants of his name from the stands. But the joy was shortlived as a ball went straight through his defence and the off-stump went cartwheeling with him on six.

Feb 1, 2025 7:21 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Hello and welcome

Ranji Trophy Live Score, Delhi vs Railways: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Ranji Trophy 2024/25 match between Delhi and Railways.