Spinner Pawan Negi claimed four wickets as Delhi notched up a three-wicket win over Himachal Pradesh in a group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Thursday.
Electing to field, Delhi bundled out Himachal Pradesh for a paltry 176 in 41.2 overs, courtesy a four-wicket haul by Negi (4/32).
The rest of the Delhi bowlers also contributed with one wicket each.
In reply, Delhi overhauled the target in 42.5 overs with opener Shikar Dhawan (31) top-scoring for the side. Nitish Rana (29) and Manan Sharma (28) also made useful contributions.
In another match, Haryana beat Uttar Pradesh by 20 runs, riding on Nitin Saini's 106-ball 65 and a solid bowling performance, led by Harshal Patel (3/34), who claimed three wickets.
Sent to bat, Haryana made 208 all out in 49.1 overs and then returned to dismiss Uttar Pradesh or 188 in 44.1 overs.
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Rinku Singh (68) kept UP in the hunt but he didn't get much support from the other end.
Brief Score:
Himachal Pradesh 176allout in 41.2 overs (R Dhawan 41; Pawan Negi 4/32) lost to Delhi 177 for 7 in 42.5 overs (S Dhawan 31; MJ Dagar 2/48) by three wickets.
Haryana 208 allout in 49.1 overs (N Saini 65; Saurabh Kumar 3/30) beat Uttar Pradesh 188 allout in 44.1 overs (RK Singh 68; HV Patel 3/34) by 20 runs.
Maharashtra 260 for 7 in 50 overs (AR Bawne 92; AK Karnewar 3/40) beat Vidarbha 227 allout in 46.4 overs (AV Wadkar 75; AN Kazi 5/46) by 33 runs.
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