Delhi bowlers set up second T20 win

J&K skipper Perveez Rasool resisted the Delhi attack with aplomb, scoring 44 off 38 balls under pressure, to give his bowlers something to fight for.

Chasing the modest score, experienced openers Virender Sehwag (22) and Gautam Gambhir (6) could not score big, becoming early victims of Abid Nabi, but Delhi overhauled the target with one over to spare.

Unmukt Chand guided the chase with a responsible 39-run knock  and Bhatia provided the finishing touches with an unbeaten 28 off 16 balls.

Meanwhile, in a match at PCA stadium in Mohali, Haryana edged out Services by eight runs. It was paceman Ashish Hooda who turned the tide in Haryana’s favour with his five-wicket haul.

Haryana put up a competitive 144 for seven on being asked to bat. Opener Avi Barot played a superb knock of 78 from 58 balls.

Services had a good start as openers Yashpal Singh (18) and Nakul Verma (46) added 60 runs for a strong foundation but they only could mange 136 for seven in the end.

Hooda removed both the openers and also scalped Anshul Gupta (6) while Jayant Yadav dismissed Rajat Paliwal (4) to reduce Services to 75 for 4.

Soumya Swain waged a grim battle with an unbeaten 32  from one end but ran short of partners as Hooda got rid of two more batsman to script Haryana’s second win in a row.

Punjab defeated Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in the final match of the day at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Batting first, Himachal managed to score 154, riding primarily on Prashant Chopra’s 90. Skipper Harbhajan Singh went wicketless.

The Punjab batsmen shared the responsibility and got over the line with three balls to spare. Opener Manan Vohra and Manpreet Gony both top-scored with 35.    (With inputs from ENS)

Brief Scores: Jammu & Kashmir 119/8 in 20 overs (P Rasool 44, P Sharma 16*; V Sood 3/14, R Bhatia 2/26) lost to Delhi 123/4 in 19 overs (U Chand 39, R Bhatia 28*; A Nabi 2/35, R Dayal 1/9) by 6 wickets
Haryana 144/7 in 20 overs (A Barot 78*, H Patel 20; R Paliwal 2/28, A Sinha 1/12) defeated Services 136/7 in 20 overs (N Verma 46. S Swain 32*; A Hooda 5/22, J Yadav 1/11) by 8 runs
Himachal Pradesh 154/4 in 20 overs (P Chopra 90, R Dhawan 32; G Singh 1/20, T Kohli 1/20) lost to Punjab 155/5 in 19.3 overs (M Gony 35*, M Vohra 35; B Sharma 1/13, G Singh 1/17)

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