Delhi vs Railways Live Score, Day 1 (Delhi Cricket Team vs Railways Cricket Team, Ranji Trophy): Hello and welcome to the live blog of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group D match between Delhi and Railways, which is taking place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match is being live televised on the Sports 18 network and streaming live on Jio Cinema.
Delhi captain Ayush Badoni won the toss and invited Railways to bat first. The hosts side of the match lost their top three batters—Anchit Yadav (7), Vivek Singh (0), and Suraj Ahuja (14)—for just 21 runs inside 7 overs.
Mohammad Saif (24) and Upendra Yadav (12*) added 45 for the fourth wicket to lead Railways’ comeback in the match, but Money Grewal dismissed Saif and Merai on back-to-back balls to put Delhi back in front.
Legendary India batter and former captain Virat Kohli is action for Delhi today. The 36-year-old right-handed batter last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2012 against Uttar Pradesh in Mohan Nagar.
The ongoing Elite Group D match between Delhi and Railways is a must-win for both teams, as they are still alive in the race to qualify for the playoffs.
Delhi is coming into this match after losing the last fixture by 10 wickets inside two days against Saurashtra in Rajkot, and on the other hand, Railways’ sixth Elite Group D against Assam ended in a draw at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Playing XIs
Delhi: Arpit Rana, Sanat Sangwan, Virat Kohli, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni (C), Pranav Rajuvanshi (WK), Sumit Mathur, Shivam Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, Siddhant Sharma
Railways: Anchit Yadav, Vivek Singh, Suraj Ahuja (C), Upendra Yadav (WK), Mohammad Saif, Bhargav Merai, Karn Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Himanshu Sangwan, Ayan Chaudhari, Kunal Yadav
