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Ranji Trophy Group: Off-spinner Shivam Sharma took a superb five-wicket haul as Delhi thrashed Railways by an innings and 19 runs to win their final Ranji Trophy Group D league stage match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.

Though Delhi got a bonus point with the thumping win on return to their home ground, it wasn’t enough for them to enter Ranji Trophy knockouts. On a pitch where the ball was keeping low, Delhi got the win inside three days, thanks to Shivam’s brilliant spell along with Railways batters’ being insipid with their shot selection.

In what is his return to playing first-class cricket in the domestic season after almost four years, Shivam picked 5-33 in 11 overs, his third five-for in red-ball cricket, as Railways were bundled out for 114 in 30.5 overs of their second innings.