Ranji Trophy | Jayant, Aman hit fifties as Pondicherry takes first-innings lead against Delhi

Two seasons agone successful the Ranji Trophy, Pondicherry had romped to a nine-wicket triumph implicit Delhi astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The confederate broadside whitethorn harbour hopes of a repetition aft wholly dominating time 3 of its Elite Group-D Ranji contention against Yash Dhull and Co. connected Monday.

In effect to Delhi’s first-innings full of 294, Pondicherry amassed 481 to instrumentality a handsome first-innings pb of 187 runs. The opening brace of Arpit Rana and Sanat Sangwan guided the big to 76 for nary successful its 2nd innings astatine the adjacent of play, but it inactive trails by 111 runs.

While Ajay Rohera, unbeaten connected 107 overnight, went connected to marque 151, it was erstwhile India spinner Jayant Yadav and all-rounder Aman Khan who inflicted caller wounds connected the absorption connected Monday.

Jayant scored 71 disconnected 123 deliveries. Aman’s power-hitting prowess came to the fore successful a 47-ball 66 that comprised 12 fours and 2 sixes. Having resumed the 3rd time connected 240 for four, it took little than 7 overs successful the greeting league for the visiting squad to overhaul Delhi’s total.

The 28-year-old Aman, who has played for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals successful the IPL, was liable for the accelerated travel of runs aboriginal on. He got to his half-century with a punch disconnected medium-pacer Sumit Kumar that sped to the screen boundary.

With Delhi precise rapidly connected the defensive, Aman had much runs for the taking. But successful an effort to support the ft connected the throttle, the antheral from Mumbai, who moved to Pondicherry past play successful hunt of regular crippled time, holed retired astatine long-off against Sumit Mathur’s left-arm spin.

Subsequently, Jayant, having notably deed a Test ton against England successful 2016, forged a basal of 88 runs with the well-set Rohera. It went connected to deflate Delhi’s spirits altogether.

The scores: Delhi — 1st innings: 294.

Pondicherry — 1st innings: Vedant Bhardwaj b Simarjeet 10, Ajay Rohera c sub (Kandpal) b Simarjeet 151, Paras Ratnaparkhe c Rawat b Mathur 43, Anand Singh Bais c Doseja b Shokeen 48, Sidhaant Addhatrao c Rawat b Simarjeet 14, Aman Khan c Shokeen b Mathur 66, Jayant Yadav c Rawat b Sumit 71, Puneet Datey b Shokeen 26, Sagar Udeshi b Mathur 25, Gourav Yadav c Dhull b Shokeen 5, Abin Mathew (not out) 0; Extras (nb-1, b-10, lb-11): 22; Total (in 117.1 overs): 481.

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-110, 3-203, 4-224, 5-308, 6-396, 7-421, 8-465, 9-481.

Delhi bowling: Sumit 14-1-75-1, Simarjeet 24-5-82-3, Grewal 20-1-94-0, Shokeen 29-4-121-3, Mathur 27.1-4-77-3, Arpit 3-0-11-0.

Delhi — 2nd innings: Arpit Rana (batting) 40, Sanat Sangwan (batting) 24; Extras (nb-1, b-4, lb-7): 12; Total (for nary nonaccomplishment successful 23 overs): 76.

Pondicherry bowling: Mathew 3-0-14-0, Datey 5-0-17-0, Udeshi 7-1-21-0, Jayant 8-2-13-0.