Karnataka beat Chandigarh; Delhi struggle continues

Rajasthan dashed Delhi's slim hopes of gaining the upper hand by taking a 274-run first innings lead on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D tie in Rajsamand.

- HT Correspondent

Having made Delhi bowlers toil for two days by amassing 570/7 declared, their bowlers took over on Tuesday to dismiss Delhi for 296 at stumps.

Delhi saw two of their best performers this season fall cheaply - opener Sanat Sangwan for a 75-ball 13 and Ayush Doseja for one run, lasting four deliveries. Opener Arpit Rana made a steady 62 (99 b) before falling to left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary, who had also removed Sangwan. Skipper Yash Dhull was dismissed on seven, stumped by Kunal Singh Rathore off left-arm spinner K Ajay Singh. The patient effort of No.4 Vaibhav Kandpal (62-128b, 5x4) kept Delhi going, but once he was caught behind, the innings subsided, the last four wickets falling for 58 runs.