Ranji Trophy: Delhi's Ayush Badoni stands tall amidst ruins

NEW DELHI: New captain Ayush Badoni's masterful unbeaten hundred pulled Delhi out of the doldrums as they ended Day Three of their Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand at 238/5. Delhi are chasing Jharkhand's first-innings total of 382.

Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra fell for 156 and the team was bowled out inside the first hour of the day. Subsequently, Delhi's batting succumbed to a familiar collapse. Delhi's only consistent batter Sanat Sangwan fell for five as his opening partner Anuj Rawat scored a sedate 52 after surviving an early chance.

Soon, Delhi were reduced to 158/5 and Badoni (116 not out) was in danger of running out of batters at the other end.

As Sumit Mathur offered some steady resistance at the other end, Badoni upped the ante and started toying with the bowling. Badoni put on an exhibition in stroke-making and hardly looked in any kind of trouble.