Virat Kohli Wins On Ranji Trophy Return Despite Flopshow With Bat In Hand

Delhi crushed Railways by an innings and 19 runs, meaning that Virat Kohli only got one chance to bat.

Off-spinner Shivam Sharma grabbed five wickets as Delhi ended their Ranji Trophy league campaign on a high, sealing a bonus point win over Railways here on Saturday. Resuming the day at 334 for seven, Delhi ended up with 374 all out in the first session to take a 133-run lead. Railways batters played some reckless shots that expedited the outcome of the match. They were all out for 114 in 30.4 overs in the afternoon session to suffer an innings defeat, handing Delhi seven points. It also denied the crowd a chance to see batting icon Virat Kohli in action for a second time in this match.

For Delhi, Sumit Mathur (86), who was batting on 78 overnight, could not reach the three-figure mark as Kohli's conqueror on day two, Himanshu Sangwan, ended with four wickets.

It was Delhi's second win of the season and their chances of making the knockouts from Elite Group D depend on results of other matches. The match had attracted national attention because of one man – Kohli who returned to Ranji Trophy after 13 years.

The spectators were robbed of the opportunity to see Kohli in the second innings as Railways batters self-destructed on a slow and low surface.