Rest of India after deciding to bat first are struggling at the end of Day 1. The Delhi skipper Virendra Sehwag was looking cool throughout the day and did not bother about the wicketless first hour.
The breakthrough was given by Nanda, the 3rd change bowler. He sent Jaffer to pavilion caught by Kohli for 50, the only half-century maker.
Dravid and Badrniath were dismissed Ishanth Sharma in quick succession. Dravid was trapped leg before after lunch for 46 and Badrinath dragged the ball to his stump when he was looking good at 16. He survivied a difficult chance, but did not utilize the oppotunity given to him.
Laxman, who played causually with the part-time spinner Sehwag, was caught by Manhas for 17. Kaif showed some resistence and played sensibly and he was the 3rd highest scorer in the team with 29. Dhoni was expected to score along with Kaif, but was soon dismissed for 5 by Sangwan, who also dismissed the Indian skipper Kumble for 9.
Harbhajan played some shots and added vital runs to the team along with RP Singh (18) and Munaf Patel (19). Zaheer Khan did not open his account and was dismissed by Sangwan. Bhajji was the 4th top scorer for ROI with 26 not out.
Ishant Sharma, Sangwan and Nanda picked 3 wickets each and restricted ROI to 252.
Delhi played 5 remaining overs of the day and scored 21 without losing a wicket. Chopra is on 16 and Gambhir is playing with 4.
Can ROI with experienced bowlers Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, RP Singh and two spin giants Harbhajan Singh and Kumble, restrict Delhi to less than 250? Wait and see this place!
Score at the end of Day 1:
Rest of India 252 all out in 81.3 overs (W Jaffer 50, R Dravid 46, S Badrinath 16, VVS Laxman 17, M Kaif 29, MS Dhoni 5, A Kumble 9, Harbhajan Singh 26 not out, Z Khan 0, RP Singh 18, MM Patel 19, Extras--17 (b 3, lb 1, nb 13), A Nehra 0 for 59, I Sharma 3 for 22, P Sangwan 3 for 57, R Bhatia 0 for 28, C Nanda 3 for 60, V Sehwag 1 for 22)
Delhi 21 for no loss in 5 overs (A Chopra 16 not out, G Gambhir 4 not out, Extras--1 (lb 1), Z Khan 0 for 8, RP Singh 0 for 7, A Kumble 0 for 5)
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