Ranji Trophy: Dhruv Shorey’s ton takes Delhi to a strong position against Himachal Pradesh

Dhruv Shorey registered his fourth hundred in first-class cricket for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. His unbeaten knock of 106 balls which came off 177 balls helped Delhi reach 281/4, which set a daunting 376-run total for Himachal Pradesh.

Delhi had earlier secured a 94-run lead after having dismissed Himachal Pradesh 223. They were at 44/1 at the end of the third day with Ishant Sharma ending with figures 1/14.

In the morning, Delhi had wrapped up the Himachal Pradesh for 223, Delhi got off to a good start with openers Gautam Gambhir and Hiten Dalal scoring 64.

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Shorey, who was surprisingly was left out of India A’s squad for New Zealand hit a six to notch up his fourth hundred in first-class cricket.

In Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh staged a steady fightback and reached a score of 510/9 at the end of the day’s play with Naman Ojha being their top-scorer with 74 runs. Askok Dinda and Anustup Majumdar were the stars with the ball for Bengal, taking two wickets.

Brief scores:

Delhi 317 and 281/4 decl (Dhruv Shorey 106 no, Gautam Gambhir 49)
Himachal Pradesh 223 and (target 376) 44/1 (Ishant Sharma 1/14 in 5 overs).

Bengal 510/9 decl.
MP 254/5 (Naman Ojha 74, Ashok Dinda 2/42, Anustup Majumdar 2/20).
Andhra 254 and 102/8 (Jalaj Saxena 7/44). Kerala 1st Innings 328 (Jalaj Saxena 133).

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