<p>Nitish Rana smashed half a dozen sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball-50 to lead Delhi to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Chandigarh in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 group E encounter, here on Friday.</p>.<p>Chasing a target of 145, Delhi knocked off the runs in just 17.2 overs as Rana with six sixes and a boundary.</p>.<p>All-rounder Lalit Yadav's (23 not out off 13 balls) five fours made it difficult for unheralded Chandigarh bowling attack.</p>.<p>Rana, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, and Yadav added 65 runs in just 5.1 overs to also bolster their net run-rate. They are now on top of the group E table with eight points.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/rahane-slams-fifty-as-mumbai-notch-1st-win-bengal-karnataka-win-2nd-games-1047633.html" target="_blank">Rahane slams fifty as Mumbai notch 1st win, Bengal, Karnataka win 2nd games</a></strong></p>.<p>The other contributor with the bat for Delhi was left-handed keeper-batter Anuj Rawat, who hit three sixes and three fours in his 35-ball-44.</p>.<p>However credit should also go to the Delhi pacers -- Pradeep Sangwan (2/22), Simarjeet Singh (2/24) and Navdeep Saini (1/22), who took control of the back-10 as Chandigarh from 79 for no loss finished at 144 for 8 because of the trio.</p>.<p>Former India U-19 and IPL fringe player Manan Vohra (42 off 41 balls) and his opening partner, ex-MI player, Sarul Kanwar (50 off 36 balls) gave a good start but once they perished, there was no fight from other batters.</p>.<p>In other matches of the group, Saurashtra beat UP by two runs while Hyderabad crashed Uttarakhand by 61 runs.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p>.<p>Chandigarh: 144/8 (Sarul Kanwar 50 off 36 balls, Pradeep Sangwan 2/22, Simarjeet Singh 2/24) lost to Delhi 145/3 (Anuj Rawat 44 off 35 balls, Nitish Rana 50 no off 25 balls) by 7 wickets.</p>.<p>Saurashtra: 147/7 (Prerak Mankad 34 off 30 balls, Samarth Vyas 29 off 28 balls, Shivam Mavi 2/32) beat Uttar Pradesh 145/8 (Rinku Singh 63 off 41 balls, Dharmandra Jadeja 2/24, Jaydev Unadkat 2/35) by 2 runs.</p>.<p>Hyderabad: 167/5 (Tanmay Agarwal 97 no off 59 balls, Swapnil Singh 2/30) beat Uttarakhand 106 in 18.2 overs (Chama Milind 5/16) by 61 runs.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Nitish Rana smashed half a dozen sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball-50 to lead Delhi to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Chandigarh in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 group E encounter, here on Friday.</p>.<p>Chasing a target of 145, Delhi knocked off the runs in just 17.2 overs as Rana with six sixes and a boundary.</p>.<p>All-rounder Lalit Yadav's (23 not out off 13 balls) five fours made it difficult for unheralded Chandigarh bowling attack.</p>.<p>Rana, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, and Yadav added 65 runs in just 5.1 overs to also bolster their net run-rate. They are now on top of the group E table with eight points.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/rahane-slams-fifty-as-mumbai-notch-1st-win-bengal-karnataka-win-2nd-games-1047633.html" target="_blank">Rahane slams fifty as Mumbai notch 1st win, Bengal, Karnataka win 2nd games</a></strong></p>.<p>The other contributor with the bat for Delhi was left-handed keeper-batter Anuj Rawat, who hit three sixes and three fours in his 35-ball-44.</p>.<p>However credit should also go to the Delhi pacers -- Pradeep Sangwan (2/22), Simarjeet Singh (2/24) and Navdeep Saini (1/22), who took control of the back-10 as Chandigarh from 79 for no loss finished at 144 for 8 because of the trio.</p>.<p>Former India U-19 and IPL fringe player Manan Vohra (42 off 41 balls) and his opening partner, ex-MI player, Sarul Kanwar (50 off 36 balls) gave a good start but once they perished, there was no fight from other batters.</p>.<p>In other matches of the group, Saurashtra beat UP by two runs while Hyderabad crashed Uttarakhand by 61 runs.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p>.<p>Chandigarh: 144/8 (Sarul Kanwar 50 off 36 balls, Pradeep Sangwan 2/22, Simarjeet Singh 2/24) lost to Delhi 145/3 (Anuj Rawat 44 off 35 balls, Nitish Rana 50 no off 25 balls) by 7 wickets.</p>.<p>Saurashtra: 147/7 (Prerak Mankad 34 off 30 balls, Samarth Vyas 29 off 28 balls, Shivam Mavi 2/32) beat Uttar Pradesh 145/8 (Rinku Singh 63 off 41 balls, Dharmandra Jadeja 2/24, Jaydev Unadkat 2/35) by 2 runs.</p>.<p>Hyderabad: 167/5 (Tanmay Agarwal 97 no off 59 balls, Swapnil Singh 2/30) beat Uttarakhand 106 in 18.2 overs (Chama Milind 5/16) by 61 runs.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>