Dhruv Shorey hit an excellent unbeaten double century to bundle out Delhi for 439 in opposition to Assam on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Group B match.
The 30-year-old opener continued from the place he left off on Tuesday and eventually ran out of companions on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. At the shut of play, Assam had been 158 for 4 and trailed Delhi by 281 runs. Shorey, who was unbeaten on 139 on Tuesday, was finally dismissed for an unbeaten 252, which included 34 fours and two sixes in his innings.
The Delhi cricketer did not sacrifice the run-rate as he made his runs off 315 balls at a wholesome strike charge of 80, inching nearer to his double century. This was Shourie’s highest first-class rating in 45 matches, together with his earlier greatest being 145. The double century would do extra good to his already wholesome batting common of 48.49.
Starting the second day at 271 for seven, Shorey misplaced the wicket of his in a single day accomplice Vikas Mishra, who added simply 11 runs to his rating earlier than dismissing Assam left-arm seamer Mrinmoy Dutta for 22. Realizing he would finally run out of companions, Shorey took a lot of the strike, scoring at a brisk tempo as Delhi crossed the 400-run mark, because of a 91 from the veteran batsman with final out Harshit Rana (24). Run partnership.
Assam bought off to a disappointing begin, dismissing skipper Kunal Saikia for 12 whereas Rahul Hazarika was retired harm for 4. Soon Riyan Parag was dismissed for 10, whereas Sibshankar Roy additionally went for a duck, leaving the hosts at 60 for 4. Rishav Das (71 batting) was then concerned within the rescue act together with Gokul Sharma (39 batting) and the duo ensured that Assam completed at 158 ​​for 4 in 44 overs.
Abbreviated Score:
At Guwahati: Delhi 439 in 110.1 overs (Dhruv Shorey 252 not out, Vaibhav Rawal 43; Mrinmay Dutta 3/79, Siddharth Sarmah 3/53) vs Assam 158 for 4 in 44 overs (Rishav Das 71 batting, Gokul Sharma 39 batting; Prasoon Vijayaran 3/31). Assam path by 281 runs.
At Coimbatore: Andhra 297 in 100.1 overs (Abhishek Reddy 85, Ricky Bhui 68, Karan Shinde 55; Sandeep Warrier 3/64, R Sai Kishore 3/73) vs Tamil Nadu 273/77 in 4 overs (Sai ​​Sudarshan 113) , Baba Aparajit 88). Tamil Nadu path by 24 runs.
In Mumbai: Mumbai 651 for six in 127.2 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 162, Suryakumar Yadav 90, Ajinkya Rahane 204, Sarfaraz Khan 126 not out; Katikeya Kak 3/106) vs Hyderabad 173 for six in 50 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 40 , Rohit) Rayudu 72 batting; Shams Mulani 5/76). Hyderabad path by 478 runs.
At Rajkot: Maharashtra 472 for 7 in 173 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 65, Naushad Shaikh 101, Ankit Bawne 96, Saurabh Nawale 72, Ashay Palkar 51 batting) vs Saurashtra. PTI AM AM PDS
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
