Delhi record 2nd successive win

Delhi recorded their second straight win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after beating Andhra Pradesh by six wickets in an Elite Group E game, here on Wednesday.

Put into bat at the Wankhede Stadium, Andhra were restricted to 124/9 in their 20 overs, as Delhi bowlers led by left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan (3/33), put up an impressive show.

Delhi chased the target with three overs to spare even as skipper and India opener Shikhar Dhawan (5) fell cheaply.

For Andhra, Ashwin Hebber, who walked in at number five (32) was the top scorer as their entire top-order including skipper Ambati Rayadu (1), stumper K S Bharat (8) and Ricky Bhuvi (0) struggled.

Andhra were reeling at 36 for four at one stage. Their innings never got going as Delhi made regular inroads. India speedster Ishant Shar ma (2/17), right-ar m pacer Simarjeet Singh (2/21) and of f-spinner Lalit Yadav (2/22) played their roles to perfection.

For Delhi, the chase wasn't exactly a walk in the park as they were reduced to 10 for two. But Nitish Rana (27) and Anuj Rawat (33) shared 52-runs for the third wicket to bring them back into the game.

After the two departed, Himmat Singh (32 not out) and Lalit Yadav (20 not out) ensured that there were no further hiccups as they forged an unbeaten 40-run fifth wicket stand to take their side home.

Delhi had defeated Mumbai in their opening game.

Brief Scores Andhra Pradesh 124-9

(Ashwin Hebbar 32; Pradeep Sangwan 333, Ishant Sharma 2-17, Simarjeet Singh 2-21) lost to Delhi 128-4 (Anuj Rawat 33; Himmat Singh 32 n.o; M Harishankar Reddy 2-40) by six wickets. Pondicherry 148-4 (Shedlon Jackson 82, Paras Dogra 32; Arun Chaprana 2-19) lost to Haryana 149-4 (Himanshu Rana 58, Shivam Chauhan 45; PankaJ Singh 2-31) by 6 wickets.