Puducherry have inflicted an upset on seven-time Ranji Trophy champions Delhi as they make a surprising begin to their Ranji Trophy season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Fabid Ahmed’s Puducherry defeated the Yash Dhull-led Delhi by 9 wickets within the Group D conflict because the hosts had no solutions for the guests.
The win was effectively set by newcomer tempo bowler Gaurav Yadav, who took a mixed ten-wicket haul within the match. Gaurav’s seven-wicket haul noticed a star-studded Delhi folding for 148 with quantity 8 all-rounder top-scoring with 34. In reply, the guests scored 244 runs and took a wholesome 94-run lead earlier than bowling the hosts out for 145. Puducherry needed to chase solely 51 and so they did so with not a lot loss on the 4th Day of the match.
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Gaurav Yadav joined Puducherry after shifting from Madhya Pradesh earlier than the continued Ranji Trophy season. He helped Madhya Pradesh of their Ranji Trophy ultimate victory in 2022 earlier than switching to his home aspect. Gaurav tore aside Delhi along with his fiery bowling. He eliminated captain Yash Dhull, Vaibhav Rawal, Kshitiz Sharma, Hrithik Shokeen, Harsh Tyagi, Ishant Sharma and Himanshu Chauhan within the first innings.Â
Gaurav returned again to take 5 extra wickets however this time all within the decrease order. Abin Mathew took a fifer within the second innings to assist Puducherry fold Delhi for simply 145, three runs decrease than what they bought within the first innings.Â
The win sees them take six factors and first spot in Group D, additionally that includes Baroda, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand together with these two sides. Puducherry’s subsequent recreation is towards Baroda from January 2 onwards at the Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara.
