da heads bet： Mumbai set Delhi a victory target of 501 runs after Jatin Paranjpe andVinod Kambli had hit hundreds in contrasting styles on the third dayof their Super League match at the Feroze Shah Kotla today
26-Feb-2000Mumbai set Delhi a victory target of 501 runs after Jatin Paranjpe andVinod Kambli had hit hundreds in contrasting styles on the third dayof their Super League match at the Feroze Shah Kotla today. At stumpsthe Delhi openers had survived nine overs to make 41/0 with DevinderSharma batting positively to run up 32 in 33 balls.The runs came in torrents during the day, 401 in all, with Mumbaiscoring 360 of them. After Amol Muzumdar (38) departed at 151,Paranjpe and Kambli conjured up a 210 run partnership in just 30.5overs. Paranjpe was a shade circumspect with his hundred coming off235 balls but Kambli displayed no inhibitions in clubbing an 87 ballhundred. His 114 (97 balls) was studded with 21 fours and one six andreinforced that at this level of cricket he had no peers.Mumbai captain Samir Dighe declared when Paranjpe (185) was eighth outat 453. Paranjpe, whose knock numbered 16 fours and 5 sixes, hadstepped up the pace after reaching his centuryhe needed only 90 moreballs to get to 185. For Delhi, Virender Shewag claimed 4/87 from 36.4overs with his off spinners.