Ashish Nehra puts the brakes on Punjab
Delhi medium pacer Ashish Nehra put up a fine display, bagging four wickets for 53, to restrict a star studded Punjab lineup to 187 in 78.3 overs on the first day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Harbax stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday
Waleed Hussain
23-Nov-2000
Delhi medium pacer Ashish Nehra put up a fine display, bagging four
wickets for 53, to restrict a star studded Punjab lineup to 187 in
78.3 overs on the first day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match at
the Harbax stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Robin Singh Junior and
Nikhil Chopra picked up two wickets each.
Reetinder Singh Sodhi stood firm amidst the ruins scoring a patient 78
from 197 deliveries. He cleared the ropes once and send the ball to
the fence on six occasions. Nikhil Chopra lured India star Yuvraj
Singh (8) with a flighted delivery, where stumper Pradeep Chawla
caught him short of his ground.
Delhi batted for eleven minutes. Openers Ashu Dani (1) and Akash
Chopra (4) returned unbeaten with a score at five for no loss from 2.1
overs.