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On time 1 of its archetypal location crippled of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season, Delhi took vantage of a placid transportation to get into a ascendant presumption against Himachal Pradesh.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium connected Saturday, Arpit Rana, Sanat Sangwan, Yash Dhull and Ayush Doseja scored half-centuries arsenic the big reached 306 for 4 successful 86 overs astatine stumps.
If determination is simply a tinge of vexation from the day’s proceedings for Delhi, it volition beryllium Arpit, Sangwan and Dhull not converting their starts into three-figure scores. But the 23-year-old Doseja, who is unbeaten connected 51, has an accidental to spell large erstwhile play resumes connected Sunday morning. The left-handed batter smashed a treble 100 against Hyderabad successful the erstwhile circular connected his First Class debut.
Delhi subordinate Arpit Rana celebrates aft scoring a fractional period against Himachal Pradesh during their Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected October 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
The code for the time was acceptable by Arpit and Sangwan, who combined for a coagulated opening basal of 103 runs. Arpit whitethorn person been nether immoderate unit going into the contest, fixed that his 8 innings successful this format had yielded conscionable 84 runs astatine 10.5.
But the 21-year-old managed to flooded his jitters and lend 64 disconnected 110 balls. Sangwan and Dhull built connected the level by adding 93 runs for the 2nd wicket.
While Sangwan’s patience implicit agelong periods was again connected display, Dhull was successful a punishing mood. The No. 3 struck immoderate exquisite boundaries connected his mode to a 66-ball 61.
Delhi subordinate Yash Dhull successful enactment against Himachal Pradesh during the Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected October 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
When helium was caught by wicketkeeper Ankush Bains disconnected Arpit Guleria, Himachal strung unneurotic a bully play by besides claiming the wickets of Ayush Badoni and Sangwan successful speedy succession. Badoni made conscionable 15 earlier falling to Vaibhav Arora.
At 235 for four, the onus was connected Doseja and Sumit Mathur to wrest backmost the inaugural successful the last session. The 2 left-hand batters delivered arsenic required, putting unneurotic an unbroken basal of 71 runs for the 5th wicket.
The scores: Delhi — 1st innings: Arpit Rana c Bains b Divesh 64, Sanat Sangwan c Bains b Divesh 79, Yash Dhull c Bains b Guleria 61, Badoni c Kalsi b Arora 15, Ayush Doseja (batting) 51, Sumit Mathur (batting) 32; Extras (w-2, lb-2): 4; Total (for 4 wickets successful 86 overs): 306.
Fall of wickets: 1-103, 2-196, 3-218, 4-235.
Himachal bowling: Arora 16-2-56-1, Guleria 16-2-58-1, Divesh 16-4-42-2, Negi 21-0-73-0, Dagar 14-0-61-0, Vashisht 3-0-14-0.
Toss: Himachal.
