Overview
- Delhi declared at 209 for 4 to set Himachal Pradesh 343, and play ended early with the visitors 168 for 2 in 46 overs.
- Himachal captain Ankush Bains made 81 not out and Pukhraj Mann 76 not out in an unbroken 160-run stand for the third wicket.
- Yash Dhull’s 70 off 59 balls and Ayush Doseja’s unbeaten 62 powered a 125-run burst that pushed Delhi’s overall lead to 329 on day three.
- In the first innings, Delhi posted 430 and bowled Himachal out for 297, with Navdeep Saini taking 3 for 52 and Money Grewal striking twice.
- Delhi’s spin attack failed to find late breakthroughs on a placid Kotla surface, and opener Arpit Rana departed with a left hamstring concern under assessment.