Delhi cruised into the final of Vijay Hazare cricket tournament as they rode on Unmukt Chand’s unbeaten 80 to register a six-wicket victory over Himachal Pradesh in the first semi-final here on Saturday.
After Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir chose to field, his bowlers restricted Himachal to 200 for nine in 50 overs.
Chasing a modest total of 201, Delhi were helped by Chand’s 86-ball knock, which was decorated with seven boundaries and two sixes.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 39 by Bipul Sharma. Gambhir, Rishabh Pant and Milind made 16, 18 and 10, respectively, before Chand and Nitish Rana (19 not out) guided Delhi past Himachal total with 8.5 overs to spare.
Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Axar Patel recorded a career-best list A figures of 6/43 as Gujarat beat Tamil Nadu by 31 runs to set up title date withDelhi in the final.
Batting first, Gujarat scored 248/8. In reply, Tamil Nadu were all out for 217 in 47.3 overs as Axar’s figures read 10-1-43-6.