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Tempers frayed during the Syed Mushtaq Ali quarter-final game between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Delhi batter Ayush Badoni was involved in a verbal battle with former Delhi teammate Nitish Rana during the game. The moment got so intense that the on-field umpire had to step in between the two players.
The incident occurred in the 13th over which was bowled by Nitish Rana. Just as Rana was about to bowl, Badoni moved away at the final moment. This didn’t sit down well with the bowler. In the very next ball, Badoni took a strike and as he was making his way to the bowler’s end, Rana seemed to say something to the batter.
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Young batter Ayush Badoni didn’t hold back as he also replied to the former KKR star. It is to be noted that Nitish Rana began his cricket career with Delhi before moving to Uttar Pradesh. The left-handed batter was also involved in a verbal battle during IPL 2023 against Hrithik Shokeen during the Mumbai Indians vs KKR game.
Anuj Rawat’s quick-fire knock helps Delhi post a huge total
Earlier in the day, Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and put Delhi into bat first. Yash Dhull and Priyansh Arya began slowly but the runs soon started to flow. The openers added 81 runs for the 1st wicket in just 10 overs. Priyansh Arya scored 44 runs off 31 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. Nitish Rana dismissed Arya as he was caught by Rinku Singh.
8 runs later left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan struck a huge blow when he had Dhull caught by Rana for 42. Skipper Ayush Badoni was out for 25 off 18 balls when he was caught by Aryan Juyal to give Vineet Panwar his first wicket.
Former RCB star Anuj Rawat then hogged the limelight as he scored an unbeaten 73 runs from 33 balls. The left-handed batter hit 7 fours and 5 sixes as he helped Delhi score a massive 193 runs on the board and ended the innings with a maximum. The first semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament will be played between Mumbai and Baroda. The winners of the Delhi vs UP game will play MP in the 2nd semi-finals.