da jogodeouro: New Delhi, 31 October : A brave knock of unbeaten 81 runs by JasvirSingh went in vain as Delhi speedsters Amit Bhandari (3 for 39) andAshish Nehra ( 3 for 50) sent Haryana crashing to 166 all out in theirfirst innings on the opening day of their

Madhu Sanghi01-Nov-1999New Delhi, 31 October : A brave knock of unbeaten 81 runs by JasvirSingh went in vain as Delhi speedsters Amit Bhandari (3 for 39) andAshish Nehra ( 3 for 50) sent Haryana crashing to 166 all out in theirfirst innings on the opening day of their four day second Ranji Trophycricket tie being played at Froze shah Kotka ground here today.Bowling out Haryana 37 minutes after tea, Delhi were 17 without lossat close with Devender Sharma (9) and Ashu Dani (6)at crease.Haryana skipper Parender Sharma’s decision to bat first after winningthe toss proved disastrous as he saw his off-stump uprooted by Nehrawith just eight runs on the board. Amit Bhandari removed the otheropener, Jitender Singh (12) ,before Jasvir Singh began thefightback. He scored unbeaten 81 runs with the help of 12 boundariesand was remained at the crease for 272 minutes facing 179 balls. Hedid not find much support from other end as wickets were falling atregular intervals.Amarjeet Kaypee (8) was second victim of Nehra as he clean bowled himat team total of 38. Two balls later, Nehra had Rajesh puri (0) caughtby Akash Malhotra. Ajay Ratra (18) caught by wicket keeper VijayDahiya, built a brief partnership of 50 runs with Jasvir for the sixthwicket before he fell to Delhi skipper Ajay sharma. With the top orderback in pavilion, off-spinner Rahul Sanghvi ( one for 29) and mediumpacer Bhandari wiped off the tail.