da gbg bet： A handy unbroken 67 run seventh wicket stand between Rahul Sanghvi andAmit Bhandari helped Delhi reach 270/7 on the first day of their NorthZone Ranji Trophy tie against Haryana at the Tata Energy ResearchInstitute (TERI) ground in Gurgaon on
Sankhya Krishnan05-Nov-2000A handy unbroken 67 run seventh wicket stand between Rahul Sanghvi andAmit Bhandari helped Delhi reach 270/7 on the first day of their NorthZone Ranji Trophy tie against Haryana at the Tata Energy ResearchInstitute (TERI) ground in Gurgaon on Sunday.After hosts Haryana won the toss and fielded, Delhi openers AkashChopra and Ashu Dani ran up 95 for the first wicket in under 28 overs.Dani was first to leave, bowled by off spinner Pankaj Thakur for 40(87 balls, 5 fours). Thakur struck again in his next over, removingChopra for 51 (86 balls, 7 fours).Skipper Vijay Dahiya and Mithun Minhas flattered to deceive in themiddle order and Nikhil Chopra, fresh from his exoneration in the CBIreport, was taken out cheaply by seamer Feroz Ghyas. The big hittingVirender Shewag showed only glimpses of his striking prowess, blasting4 sixes and 3 fours in his 44. It was his dismissal at 203 thatbrought Sanghvi (25) and Bhandari (36) together and they took Delhisafely through to 270/7 from 90 overs, Thakur returning figures of4/81.