Ayush Doseja hits 78 as Delhi take Ranji lead over Services

Ayush Doseja scored 78, his highest of the Ranji Trophy season, as Delhi reached 299 for 6 on Day 2 against Services at the Air Force Complex Ground in Palam on Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Delhi lead Services, who were bowled out for 266, by 33 runs. Doseja and Sumit Mathur, unbeaten on 80, put on a 144-run sixth-wicket stand after Delhi slipped to 135 for 5.

Doseja, who scored 949 runs last season (2025), had gone four innings without a fifty this season. He said he had been getting starts but suffering unlucky dismissals, and credited his time at the BCCI Centre of Excellence with coaches Wasim Jaffer and Hrishikesh Kanitkar for helping him focus. The 24-year-old said he was relieved to have secured three points and now targets the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on 14 November.