Lower-order batters help Delhi avoid innings defeat against Tamil Nadu

RIDING on Sanat Sangwan's patient 83 (231b, 12x4) Delhi forced a draw upon Tamil Nadu on the final day of the Ranji Trophy match played at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Monday.

- ASHOK VENUGOPAL @Chennai

After Delhi folded for 266 in 100 overs with Dhruv unable to bat and Yash Dhull unbeaten on 105, the hosts were made to follow on. Delhi had to play out 85 overs to draw the game. For Tamil Nadu, it was a case of so near yet so far as the Delhi tail wagged for a while and later bad light played spoilsport as the game was called off when two overs were left to be bowled with Delhi having two wickets in hand. Delhi were 193/8 in 83 overs in their second essay. “It was an exciting game which went down to the wire. Had we got to bowl the two overs anything could have happened. For me it was a good learning experience on how