Delhi v Railways - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Syed-Mushtaq-Ali-c92341 Trophy - 1st Quarter-final – Match Update
Delhi 180 v Railways 179 - Delhi won by 1 run
In the first quarter-final of the ongoing Syed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
With just two runs away from victory, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Avinash-Yadav-c1107 as the batsman tried to complete a run on the last delivery of the match.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Railways chose to field first as they wanted to restrict the batting side on a limited tally.
The bowlers made early inroads, as Delhi lost three wickets with only 14 runs on the board. With the top three batsmen sitting back in the pavilion, Delhi desperately needed a strong batting performance from the remaining batsmen.
32-year-old, number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajat-Bhatia-c83456 as the duo took the team tally to 43, before the partnership came to an end when Manhas departed after scoring 12 runs.
The Delhi skipper was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Puneet-Mehra-c2223 as the batting side once against sought a handy batting partnership to leave the bowling side in distress.
While Mehra departed after playing an innings of 29 runs, it was the stupendous performance from the skipper that left the opposition flabbergasted as he stayed unbeaten on a tally of 107 runs, helping the side amass 180 runs on the board in 20 overs for the loss of six wickets.
With a tough total at hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Railways-c836 lost their first wicket after scoring 21 runs and then faced the demise of their second batsman with 57 runs on the scorecard.
Nonetheless, Railways kept the scoreboard ticking, keeping the required scoring rate in check.
While, all the batsmen played their part in the run chase, it was the astounding knock of 67 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karan-Sharma-c70268 that made the difference and took the match to a nail biting finish.
His wicket changed the outcome of the game as he was dismissed at a time when his side had made 178 runs and were so close to finishing the match on their terms.
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