Aaryavir Sehwag Hits 173 as Delhi Post 289

Aaryavir Sehwag scored 173 from 143 balls as Delhi made 289 in 50 overs against Chandigarh in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy on October 16. The 18-year-old captain struck 19 fours and eight sixes in an innings that accounted for much of Delhi’s total. Delhi chose to bat first. Sehwag and fellow opener Arnav Bugga put on 98 runs for the first wicket before Bugga was dismissed for 47. Sehwag then added 48 with wicketkeeper-batter Abhiraj Singh, who made 18, and 89 with Shantanu Yadav, who scored 27. Sehwag was dismissed in the 46th over by Sreshth Duggal. Chandigarh’s Rupesh Yadav took two wickets. One account of the match reported that Chandigarh chased the target in 41.3 overs and won by five wickets. The other supplied reports did not state the result, so the outcome could not be confirmed from them. The batting total and Sehwag’s innings were reported across all four accounts. The innings followed a difficult previous match for Delhi against Karnataka. Reports said Delhi conceded 418 runs and was dismissed for 220; Sehwag scored 32. His 173 against Chandigarh was a substantial response, though the reported result leaves the effect on Delhi’s tournament record dependent on a single...