In a dramatic twist to a story that gave the impression to be heading for a predictable end, Delhi bowlers Himanshu Chauhan and Hrithik Shokeen complemented the heroics of skipper Himmat Singh and left Uttarakhand gazing a defeat of their Ranji Trophy match on the PCA Stadium right here on Sunday.
Set a goal of 173 after Delhi declared its first innings at 263 for 9, Uttarakhand stumbled to 11 for 4, earlier than recovering partially via a 78-run stand, however misplaced two wickets within the final two overs of the day to complete at 95 for six.
On the ultimate day, Uttarakhand wants 78 runs and Delhi eyes 4 wickets for its first victory of the season.
Sunday belonged to Delhi which rode on Himmat’s career-best 194 and his 182-run stand with Lakshay Thareja (43) to ultimately train the posh of declaring its innings that was as soon as tottering at 11 for 5.
Uttarakhand, after dropping three wickets to Chauhan and one to Shokeen, rebuilt its chase when Aditya Tare and Swapnil Singh raised 78 runs for the fifth wicket and took the full to 93.
However within the penultimate over, Tare fell to Chauhan and within the subsequent over, Swapnil grew to become Chauhan’s fourth sufferer. This dismissal, that additionally signalled the top of day’s play, shifted the momentum in Delhi’s favour.