<p>The immensely talented Unmukt Chand again showed his ability to rise to the occasion as his stroke-filled century guided Delhi to the final of the NKP Salve Challenger series with a thumping 112-run win over India ‘Red’ in the last round robin league match here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Virat Kohli-led side will meet Yuvraj Singh’s India ‘Blue’ in the final. <br /><br />Courtesy Unmukt’s 119 and skipper Virat Kohli’s useful 63, Delhi piled up a huge total of 342 for six in 50 overs after being put in to bat. Milind Kumar with a 52-ball-57 and Rajat Bhatia with an unbeaten 19-ball-40 also beefed up the score in the end. <br /><br />In reply, India ‘Red’ were all out for 230 in 40.1 overs with Gurkeerat Singh (83) making an effort to resist the inevitable. <br /><br />While veteran seamer Ashish Nehra (4/38) provided early breakthroughs, left-arm spinner Varun Sood (5/84) took vital wickets in the middle-order.<br />The day belonged 20-year-old Unmukt who faced 131 balls hitting 12 boundaries and three sixes.<br /><br />Senior pro Virender Sehwag (8) failed while Gautam Gambhir (20) continued his woeful form.<br /><br />However, Kohli was in his fluent self as he hit 63 off only 55 balls with five fours and two sixes -- one each of off-spinner Yusuf Pathan and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who has been in good form. <br /><br />At the other end, Unmukt launched into India pacer Umesh Yadav (1/85), who had a horrible day in the office, spraying the ball all over the place. Chand was severe on the pacer. <br /><br />He played some flowing cover drives but was also not afraid to play the lofted stroke. Unmukt hoicked Abhimanyu Mithun for couple of sixes -- one over mid-wicket while the other was straight over the bowler’s head. <br /></p>
<p>The immensely talented Unmukt Chand again showed his ability to rise to the occasion as his stroke-filled century guided Delhi to the final of the NKP Salve Challenger series with a thumping 112-run win over India ‘Red’ in the last round robin league match here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Virat Kohli-led side will meet Yuvraj Singh’s India ‘Blue’ in the final. <br /><br />Courtesy Unmukt’s 119 and skipper Virat Kohli’s useful 63, Delhi piled up a huge total of 342 for six in 50 overs after being put in to bat. Milind Kumar with a 52-ball-57 and Rajat Bhatia with an unbeaten 19-ball-40 also beefed up the score in the end. <br /><br />In reply, India ‘Red’ were all out for 230 in 40.1 overs with Gurkeerat Singh (83) making an effort to resist the inevitable. <br /><br />While veteran seamer Ashish Nehra (4/38) provided early breakthroughs, left-arm spinner Varun Sood (5/84) took vital wickets in the middle-order.<br />The day belonged 20-year-old Unmukt who faced 131 balls hitting 12 boundaries and three sixes.<br /><br />Senior pro Virender Sehwag (8) failed while Gautam Gambhir (20) continued his woeful form.<br /><br />However, Kohli was in his fluent self as he hit 63 off only 55 balls with five fours and two sixes -- one each of off-spinner Yusuf Pathan and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who has been in good form. <br /><br />At the other end, Unmukt launched into India pacer Umesh Yadav (1/85), who had a horrible day in the office, spraying the ball all over the place. Chand was severe on the pacer. <br /><br />He played some flowing cover drives but was also not afraid to play the lofted stroke. Unmukt hoicked Abhimanyu Mithun for couple of sixes -- one over mid-wicket while the other was straight over the bowler’s head. <br /></p>