Delhi are out of contention for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts after suffering a five-wicket defeat against Jharkhand, their third loss in the tournament on Monday.

Batting first, Delhi scored 259 for five with the help of Ayush Badoni (91 not out from 69 balls), who hit nine fours and four sixes in his stormy innings. Captain Nitish Rana (51 off 52) and Yash Dhull (49 off 78) also hit sixes.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem was the pick of the Jharkhand bowlers, conceding only 34 runs in his 10 overs.

In reply, Jharkhand powered India to victory thanks to Virat Singh’s unbeaten 116 off 128 balls in 48.5 overs. Kumar Kushagra scored 49 off 40 balls.

Delhi, who did well to make it to the knockouts of the T20 domestic tournament, suffered their third defeat on Monday after earlier defeats against Rajasthan and Karnataka.

Experienced pacer Ishant Sharma bowled eight overs and conceded 40 runs, while Lalit Yadav and Shivank Vashisht took two wickets each in Vijay Hazare.

With the win over Delhi, Jharkhand now has five wins from six matches, with 20 points in Group B. Karnataka and Assam are also with 20 points each. Delhi have to play their last league match against Assam on Wednesday.

In other Group B games, Assam beat Vidarbha by seven wickets while Karnataka beat Sikkim by six wickets. Rajasthan also hold on to a massive 296-run lead over Meghalaya.

Brief Scores: Delhi 259/5 in 50 overs (Ayush Badoni 91 not out). Jharkhand (Virat Singh 116 not out; Shivank Vashisht 2/38). PTI BS SSC SSC

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