Himmat hits ton as Delhi beat Andhra by 73 runs to inch towards quarters

Young Himmat Singh smashed his maiden List A ton as Delhi comfortably beat Andhra by 73 runs in a group B encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

With this victory, Delhi took a big stride towards quarter-final berth from the group as they now lead the points table with 18 from six games.

It was Himmat's unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Unmukt Chand (62) and Nitish Rana (52) also helped themselves to half centuries.

In reply, Andhra managed 241 all out in 49.5 overs with a collective effort from the bowlers.

Left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya (2/29 in 6 overs), Pawan Negi (2/41 in 10 overs) and Nitish Rana (2/9 in 2 overs) did bulk of the damage.

Earlier, Delhi started in a whirlwind fashion with Chand and Gambhir adding 75 runs for the opening stand. After his brilliant 151 against Kerala, skipper Gambhir scored 37 while Chand's 62 off 80 balls had nine fours and a ...