Opener Unmukt Chand was back among the runs with a knock of 90 as Delhi thrashed Bengal by 89 runs to continue their winning streak in the domestic one-day cricket tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, Delhi posted a competitive 282 for two in the stipulated 50 overs at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium.
In reply, Bengal were all out for 193 in 41 overs with Abhimanyu Easwaran making 67 off 89 balls in the Group B match.
Delhi were off to a steady start as Unmukt and Hiten Dalal added 67 runs for the first wicket.
last match centurion Dhruv Shorey fell cheaply for 11 after Dalal's departure, but Unmukt found an able ally in Nitish Rana, who slammed 48 off 42 balls with the help of four sixes and two boundaries.
The duo added 82 runs for the third wicket.
During his 114-ball knock, Unmukt struck nine boundaries and two sixes.
Milind Kumar (38) and Pawan Negi (26) made useful contributions as Delhi, who were at one stage sitting pretty at 173 for two, managed to set a challenging target.
Medium pacer Boddupalli Amit was Bengal's most successful bowler, returning figures of 4/52 in his full quota of 10 overs.
When Bengal's turn to bat came, their top-order struggled against the duo of medium pacer Suboth Bhati and left-arm medium pace bowler Kulwant Khejroliya. Both picked up three wickets each.
Easwaran aside, Anustup Majumdar made 31 and Writtick Chatterjee 27.
Delhi skipper Ishant Sharma returned wicket-less while giving away 29 runs in seven overs, but left-arm spinner Pawan Negi had two wickets to his name.
In the other Group B matches, Uttar Pradesh beat Himachal Pradesh by 43 runs in Bilaspur, while Kerala defeated Tripura by four wickets in Dharamsala.
Jadeja keeps Saurahstra in hunt for Q/F
Hyderabad: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja returned to form with an unbeaten century and steered Saurashtra to a four-wicket win over Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday.
Batting at number four, Jadeja smashed a 116-ball 113 not out, inclusive of seven fours and four sixes, as Saurashtra knocked off Jharkhand's 330-run target with 10 balls to spare.
Captain Cheteshwar Pujara also returned among runs (44 from 54 balls; 6x4) in a 73-run partnership with Jadeja at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad.
The left-hander also shared 114 runs with Chirag Jani (59) and played the finisher's role to perfection, taking them past the line in 48.2 overs, as Saurashtra returned to winning ways and remained in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth.
A splendid all-round show by Vishal Kushwah helped Chhattisgarh halt Ranji champions Vidarbha's four-match winning streak with a stunning 45-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here.
Vidarbha remained on top with 16 points from five matches but the win lifted Chhattisgarh (12) to second place, going past Hyderabad (12) on net run rate in the group D table. Saurashtra (eight) jumped to fourth place with eight points from four matches.
Gill hits ton as Punjab beats K’taka
Alur (Karnataka): A superb ton by Test batsman K l Rahul (107) went in vain as Karnataka went down by four runs to Punjab on Sunday in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group 'A' league here.
Earlier, Punjab,riding on under-19 World Cup star Shubman Gill's brilliant unbeaten knock of 123 made 269 for 3 in 42 overs in a game reduced after a delayed start owing to a wet outfield.
The right-hander hit eight fours and six sixers in his 122-ball innings and put on 125 runs for the second wicket with Mandeep Singh (64).
In reply, the home side looked in control as long the stylish Rahul was at the crease.
He was also involved in an even 100-run partnership with Pavan Deshpande (53).
However, the exit of Deshpande pegged Karnataka back.
Rahul fell with 21 runs to go but skipper Vinay Kumar's 26 couldn't take the team over the line.