Delhi v Maharashtra - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group B - Day 3 – Live Score and Update
Maharashtra 196 and 266 (90.4 ov) v Delhi 193 - Maharashtra lead by 269 runs with 0 wickets remaining
By the end of the third day of play between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 and Maharashtra, in the ongoing Group B Ranji Trophy match, the latter have secured a lead by 269 after getting bowled-out for 266 in their second innings at Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi.
After Maharashtra hit 196 runs in their first innings, their bowlers dominated Delhi, restricting them on 193.
It was a perfect situation for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811, as they had now gained an upper hand and were all set to cement their lead by giving a commendable batting performance in their second innings.
Scoring only three runs without losing a wicket at stumps on the second day, they were hoping to start big on Monday. However, things did not go as planned when the opening partnership was broken by Narwal, who trapped VS Awate in front of stumps for three. By this time, the batting side had posted only 22 runs on the board. A delivery later, the bowler struck again by dismissing SD Atitkar for nil.
The arrival of AR Bawne was a nightmare for Delhi, as the batsman crafted a daunting partnership with HH Khadiwale to take the sting out of the bowling attack.
This partnership was vital in breaking the bowlers, as they got hammered all around the park.
Finally, after leading their side to 152, the partnership was broken on the dismissal of Bawne, who was caught by Milind Kumar after hitting a brilliant 55-run knock.
Thirteen runs later, Maharashtra lost their skipper, RH Motwani, who edged a delivery of Suyal after having scored only nine runs.
On the next delivery, the bowler struck to send KM http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jadhav-c65258 back to the pavilion before the batsman could open his account.
While opener Khadiwale smashed an astounding knock of 96, it were CG Khurana (38) and SS Mundhe (33) who kept the scoreboard ticking during a crucial stage in the game.
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