Dalal, Shorey fifties lift delhi
New Delhi: Hiten Dalal scored a brisk 79 on debut before Himachal Pradesh fought back to reduce Delhi to 305 for eight at stumps on day one. Dhruv Shorey (88) too made a significant contribution but missed out on a hundred on a day when some questionable umpiring calls were made. Gautam Gambhir smashed 44 while Nitish Rana (6) could not do much on his captaincy debut. Dagar was the pick of the bowlers for Himachal Pradesh, taking three wickets for 57 runs in 21 overs while off-spinner Gurvinder Singh took two for 57 in 21 overs.
Ghosh slams ton on comeback
Kolkata: Koushik Ghosh slammed his second first-class century in his comeback game, steering Bengal to 246/4 against Madhya Pradesh. Included in the side as an extra batsman, the left-hander repaid the faith in him with his 189-ball 100 (14x4). The 26-year-old, along with Abhimanyu Easwaran (86), stitched a 136-run partnership. But Madhya Pradesh ended the day on a positive note, picking two wickets — including Ghosh's — in two overs before bad light stopped play in 82 overs.
Reddy helps hyd take honour
Tirunelveli: Skipper Akshath Reddy led from the front with a superb unbeaten 114 to help Hyderabad make 249 for 3 to take the honours on the opening day of the Elite Group 'B' match against Tamil Nadu. Akshath found an able partner in Himalay Agarwal (29). The two were involved in a half-century partnership to steady the Hyderabad innings. After Himalay's dismissal the big partnership of the day came as Akshath and B Sandeep (73 batting) joined forces.
Milind stars for Sikkim
dimapur: Milind Kumar dished out an all-round show to guide Sikkim to 120 for 5 against Nagaland at stumps. Sikkim first bowled out Nagaland for 179 in 52.5 overs with Ishwar Choudhary (4/65), Bipul Sharma (3/46) and Milind (2/21) taking nine wickets among them. In reply, Sikkim had a jittery start with 9 for 2 in the fifth over. But former Delhi batsman Milind, continued his fine run, blasting an unbeaten 78 from 66 balls. Sikkim ended day one at 120/5, trailing Mizoram by 59 runs.
