With Amit Bhandari and Arun Singh picking up three wickets apiece, Himachal Pradesh were bowled out for 167 on Day One of their Ranji Trophy league match against Delhi at Bilaspur.

Winning the toss, Delhi captain Mithun Manhas put his opponents in to bat. His bowlers backed him up beautifully; three wickets fell for 26 and five for 39. At 89/7, Himachal were in real danger of being bowled out for less than 100, but Shakti Singh batted (43) well with his fellow tailenders to take the score to 167.

Delhi lost Akash Chopra at 29, but Gautam Gambhir and RS Sharma took their side to the close of play without further mishap. Gambhir was unbeaten on 32, while Sharma was on 24. For Himachal, Sandeep Sharma was the lone wicket-taker.

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