Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat in the contest on Monday. The side\u2019s second Indian, Prithvi Shaw opened the batting alongside Gus Miller but was not able to support his teammate for too long as he was caught on just his second delivery after smashing the first one for four runs putting hide in a spot of bother. The home side were struggling at 89\/6 until Saif Zaib\u2019s 90 running inning alongside Justin Broad\u2019s 45 propelled their first innings score to 219.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chahal\u2019s wickets helped his side regain control in the game after setting a par score in the first innings. The leg spinner took the all important wicket of Italian batter Wayne Madsen, Who was building his innings at 42 runs. Chahal\u2019s wicket taking ability helped Northamptonshire to bowl out Derbyshire for 165 despite the latter being at 150 for the loss of four wickets at one stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Northamptonshire made no mistake with the lifeline they got, despite yet another erratic start by Prithvi Shaw which saw him being dismissed for two runs, in the third innings as they totaled a score of 178 for five at the end of Day 2. The hosts are leading by 232 runs thanks to contributions by Gus Miller (42 runs), James Sales\u2019 (40 runs) and Rob Keogh who stands tall at 46*.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Northamptonshire will be hoping to add to this score on Day 3 and build a difficult target for their opponents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Derbyshire Squad: Harry Came, Luis Reece, Brooke Guest(w), David Lloyd(c), Aneurin Donald, Wayne Madsen, Ross Whiteley, Daryn Dupavillon, Zak Chappell, Blair Tickner, Matthew Lamb, Patrick Brown, Alex Thomson, Anuj Dal, Samuel Conners, Jack Morley, Mitchell Wagstaff, Nick Potts<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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