Ranji Trophy Highlights, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi bowl Railways out for 241, Kohli-crazy crowd in Delhi made to wait

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It was Railways' session until the last two overs, where Saini struck twice in two deliveries to likely leave Delhi the happier team by breaking the partnership and exposing the tail.

Upendra Yadav still at the crease, but Delhi will want to eat away at the other end. 182/7 at the session break.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What a turn of events at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! Delhi have been operating a short ball tactic for the last few overs, and Karn Sharma finally breaks the shackles with a hook over deep fine leg for six off Saini.

It brings up his 50 and a century partnership, but the very next ball sees him try it again, only for Yash Dhull to keep his composure and complete a remarkable catch on the boundary to end the partnership.

The very next ball, Saini dismisses the new batter, with Dhull again taking the catch, this time at slips.

170/7, and Sangwan just about blocks out the hat-trick ball. It's all happening!

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Mayank Agarwal falls narrowly short of a century in Bangalore, dismissed on 91. Devdutt Paddikal still at the crease for Karnataka, alongside R Smaran, who scored a century in their previous match.

Elsewhere, Siraj finally has some joy, finally getting a wicket vs Vidarbha.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It's not looking good for Delhi and Railways in terms of the results they need elsewhere in Group D. Saurashtra are 246/2 vs Assam, and a win for them seals their progression.

Chandigarh also looked in trouble, but a 140-run unbeaten seventh wicket partnership means they are also in a good spot.

Tall, tall task ahead for either of these teams now.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Wicketkeeper-bat Upendra Yadav reaches a strong half-century with a boundary off Saini. Upendra has been the man in form this season for Railways, including a century in the previous match, and keeps that going.

Railways 137/5.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siraj building plenty of pressure, but his teammates reaping the rewards. Vidarbha struggling after being restricted to 121/8, but Siraj still hunting for a wicket.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Pitch flattening out in Delhi slightly, with not quite as much pace and spin not too much of a a factor yet. Upendra looking secure, and Karn Sharma has grown into his innings as well.

Badoni brings Saini back to try and strike and break this partnership. 129/5 after 40 overs.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: No big score for KL Rahul in the first innings, dismissed by Anshul Kamboj of Haryana in Bangalore. Having gotten set, Rahul would have expected more. Mayank Agarwal with his half-century.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Right after Railways cross the 100 mark, Upendra steps out and hits Shivam over midwicket. Batting looking easier gradually, with the batters' shots getting value now. Delhi will need a change of tactics soon.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The players are back on the field, and the afternoon session begins. Upendra looking solid at the crease, Delhi will want to target the other endm currently occupied by Karn Sharma.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Ahmedabad, the winner of Gujarat vs Himachal will book a quarterfinal spot. Three wickets for Gujarat, but 117 runs in the first session means Himachal won't be too disappointed either. Interesting contest developing in that particular game.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And the first session comes to an end with Delhi the much happier side, 5 early breakthroughs meaning this session has belonged to them. All three pacers struck, with the crowd providing energy in this domestic game.

Delhi's goal will be to wrap up the rest of the innings quickly and ensure they can pile on the runs in better batting conditions going forward.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Something of a comeback for Meghalaya after being 2/6, the tail wagging to ensure that there were at least a few runs on the board. But Mumbai's session with ease, their opponents bowled out within the first session.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Good start for Hyderabad vs Vidarbha, finding them 4 down early. However, no luck for Mohammed Siraj on return. Although he has bowled excellently, with 5 maidens in 10 overs, he hasn't found a wicket yet.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And there's another one! Bhargav greeted to the crease with a sharp, full inswinger, and Bhargav can't get close. Two consecutive wickets, Railways 66/5.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: This time Grewal does get his man! Saif had a lifeline with the earlier no-ball, but no such luck this time. Once again Money Grewal finds his outside edge, and the wicketkeeper snaps it up.

Railways now 66-4, but a crucial 43-run partnership to keep Railways somewhat afloat.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Bangalore, Haryana dislodged a 45-run opening partnership by dismissing Aneesh. KL Rahul now at the crease, and will be his routine watchful self on a pitch where run-scoring hasn't been too easy.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Solid rebuilding job from Saif and Upendra after being rocked early. Saif got a bonus life, but both have played some cracking strokes to keep the score ticking over. Some more energy needed from Delhi as the crowd goes slightly flat as the match wears on.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Chandigarh six wickets down in the first session vs Chhattisgarh. A Chandigarh loss is a requirement if either of these teams want to proceed miraculously to the knockouts.

However, a terrific start for Saurashtra against Assam, with Railways and Delhi needing an Assam result there as well.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: A little bit of a shock as Delhi's fourth wicket gets called back due to a no-ball. Replays made it look as if Money Grewal had something behind the line, but the third umpire ajudged that there was an overstepping.

Railways get this 50-50 call after Saif edged an expansive drive to the wicketkeeper.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: With fans queueing outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium from reportedly as early as 4 A.M. for a chance to watch Kohli, the energy in the stadium is easily understandable for the return of the hometown hero.

Plenty for the local fans to cheer about so far with Delhi dominating.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: What a week for Shardul Thakur. Fresh off a century vs J&K in the previous round, he has shown up with the ball as well, taking an early hat-trick vs struggling Meghalaya at the BKC Ground.

Meghalaya found themselves six wickets down for just two runs, in just the first 19 deliveries. They have worked their way up to 9, but a single-digit score might have been a real concern for a second there…

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It keeps getting better for Delhi! Saini goes around the wicket to southpaw Vivek, and succeeds in getting on to seam through the gate, knocking the stumps over.

Delhi making the best of these conditions, and Railways are on the ropes. Wicketkeeper Upendra Yadav, who scored a century in the last match, in earlier than he would have liked to be.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siddhant strikes again! Railways captain Suraj Ahuja with a pair of cracking boundaries, but tries one time too many.

A top edge, and easily settled under by mid-wicket. A check for no-ball, but Siddhant just about got something behind the line.

21/2, great start for Delhi.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Plenty of movement and bounce in the pitch with the new ball. Saini's express pace nibbling around, and Siddhant finding good swing, but Railways still avoiding more damage. Exciting start on a foggy and grey day in Delhi.

Railways 13/1 after 5 overs.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: At the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, KL Rahul looks likely to come in in the middle order, with Aneesh KV retaining his opening spot alongside captain Mayank Agarwal.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Siddhant strikes for Delhi! Anchit Yadav clips him nicely for four, but the response is immediate, as the length is pulled back by the left-arm seamer.

Good shape swinging back in to hit the pad, and the umpire doesn't take too long to raise his finger. Just the start this crowd wanted.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Strong and pacy start by Navdeep Saini, beating the bat on a couple of occasions as he builds up steam.

Plenty of volume from the crowd already, with chants of ‘Kohli, Kohli, Kohli,’ starting with the man fielding at slip.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: The pragmatic choice made by skipper Ayush Badoni based on a green seaming surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi didn't want to give in to the excitement make the same mistake as Mumbai last week, which saw Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma exposed early to a nipping ball. Badoni, Kohli and co. will be hoping for the best batting conditions when they head to the crease.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: And wait to see Kohli bat the crowd will have to!

Badoni wins the toss and asks Railways to bat first. The hope will be for early inroads in the morning in front of an excited crowd/

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: With the gates being opened to 10,000 fans on a first-come-first-serve basis with free entry, plenty have shown up in huge numbers to watch Kohli bat. Just awaiting the result from the toss…

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: In Test cricket, Kohli has played 4 matches at Delhi's premier stadium, and averages 66.37 with 531 runs in eight innings.

However, he only has one century, that being a mammoth 243 against Sri Lanka in December 2017, which at the time was Kohli's highest Test score.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Delhi's Ranji Trophy campaign was derailed with two losses in their last three games, with last week's loss against Saurashtra leaving them in a tough spot.

Qualification is still mathematically possible, but a lot of results will need to go their way.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: It must be quite surreal for Badoni to be in a position where he could tell Kohli where to field but he didn't really let that show when asked about it. “I am very grateful that Rishabh [Pant] and Virat bhaiyya [Kohli] are playing under me. The presence of big players is a very good feeling so we are very motivated,” he said.

“I have played against him [in IPL] so I have handled the pressure before but it will be fun to play with him this time.” Against Railways, Badoni will vacate his own batting slot with Kohli batting at No 4. Motivated by Kohli’s presence, the skipper said they were looking for an ‘outright win’.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Ayush Badoni is leading Delhi in this match. The 25-year-old made his first class debut just two years ago. Badoni was about 12 years old when Kohli last played Ranji Trophy.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Virat Kohli has looked a shadow of his dominant self of late in Test cricket. In the series against Australia only managed 190 runs in the nine innings against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He constantly chased deliveries bowled well outside off stump and kept nicking off to the wicketkeeper or the slip fielders.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: This will be Virat Kohli's 42nd match for Delhi. In the 41 games he has palyed thus far, Kohli 2891 runs in 64 innings at an average of 51.62. His highest score is 197.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Judging by the footage we have seen of the practice sessions, Kohli seems to have been a breath of fresh air for the Delhi camp. His team-mates, most of whom may have been in school when he last played a game for his state back in 2012, have admitted to wanting to impress the star in what is their first-ever interaction with them.

At one moment on Wednesday, the net got tangled, prompting Kohli to drop to his knees and attempt to fix it with his bat. A couple of youngsters quickly joined in, trying to help before the groundsmen stepped in to resolve the issue -- almost as if to say ‘You’ve returned after so long, let us take care of it.’

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: While all the focus has been on Virat Kohli's return to the Ranji Trophy after more than 12 years, KL Rahul, like he always does, went about his business quietly. He played a Duleep Trophy match last year, but the crucial Elite Group C match between Karnataka and Haryana at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will be his first Ranji Trophy match in nearly five years.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Delhi vs Railways: Kohli's last Ranji Trophy appearance came way back in 2012. He played the match for Delhi against Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad. In this particular game, the right-hander scored 14 runs off 19 balls in the first innings.