da supremo： A fine 135 by opener S Dhawan helped Delhi take a 56-run first innings lead overOrissa on the second day of their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 pre-quarterfinal match at the East Calcutta Sports Council Ground in Calcutta on Tuesday
da bet7： Natarajan Sriram02-Jan-2001A fine 135 by opener S Dhawan helped Delhi take a 56-run first innings lead overOrissa on the second day of their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 pre-quarterfinal match at the East Calcutta Sports Council Ground in Calcutta on Tuesday.In reply to Orissa’s 231, Delhi made a circumspect start with openers PP Singh(11) and S Dhawan putting on 46 runs in 14.5 overs. PP Singh was the first to bedismissed bowled by B Mohanty. His replacement at the crease, Raman Chowdhuryreturned to the confines of the pavilion without opening his account. Raman wascaught by A Patra off R Mohanty. Aditya Jain joined Dhawan to take the score to74 when Jain was run out for 17.H Mehta (71) and Dhawan then forged a 138-run fourth wicket stand in 42.3 overs.Mehta during a stay of 2-1/2 hours, faced 135 balls and hit 12 fours and twosixes. After ensuring the lead, Dhawan himself departed with the score boardreading 267. Dhawan was at the middle for 17 minutes over five hours. He faced249 balls and found the boundary ropes 20 times. A Nag (19) and A Bali (12) wereunbeaten at stumps with Delhi 287 for six.On the opening day, Orissa, opting to bat first, scored 231. Orissa were helpedby skipper SP Priyadarshan (74) who shared a 53-run sixth wicket stand withAgasti (42). Then D Das (36) helped the score along with the help of thetailenders. Abhishek Sharma (3 for 72) and PP Singh (3 for 51) were the mostsuccessful bowlers.
