Nitish Rana and Rishabh Pant forged an unbeaten 138-run stand to guide Delhi to 241 for three after the bowlers dismissed Assam for 193 on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group B match here on Friday.
Rana (72* off 138 balls) and Pant (84* off 83) were on course to reach the three-figure mark with Delhi ending the day at 241 for three, leading Assam by 48 runs.
Assam, who resumed at 132 for six, lasted 14.3 overs adding 61 runs to the total, thanks to an unbeaten 61 from Tarjinder Singh. Delhi pacer Pradeep Sangwan polished off the tail to end with figures of 3 for 47.
later, the Delhi batsmen capitalised on the good work done by the bowlers. Opener Unmukt Chand, who is captaining the side in the absence of Gautam Gambhir, made 55 off 91 balls before being caught behind off leggie Amit Verma.
After Dhruv Shorey was dismissed to make it 103 for three, Rana and Pant took control of the game with a dominating display of batting especially from the wicket-keeper batsman.
Hyderabad on top
Opener Akshath Reddy struck an unbeaten 105 to put Hyderabad in a commanding position against Goa on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Friday.
Resuming the day at 28 for one, Reddy guided Hyderabad to 188 for four at stumps on day two. Goa were 164 all out on the opening day after choosing to bat at the VCA Stadium.
Yuvraj fails
Captain Yuvraj Singh fell cheaply in his Ranji Trophy season opener before Uday Kaul and Gurkeerat Singh led Punjab's recovery against Railways on day two of the Group A match. Punjab were reduced to 44 for four with Yuvraj's dismissal before Uday (59*) and Gurkeerat (66*) steadied the ship with an unbeaten 110-run partnership.