Virender Sehwag failed with the bat once again, out for a first-ball duck, but Delhi faced no problems in overhauling Services' target of 112 and winning by eight wickets, in the North Zone Ranji Trophy limited-overs' tournament on Tuesday.
Debutant Pradeep Sangwan (4-43) and experienced Ashish Nehra (3-16) combined to wreck the Services, bundling them out for 111 before skipper Mithun Manhas (55) and Shikhar Dhawan (41) saw the team attain the target in 28.4 overs.
Services' total could have been even lower had it not been for a face-saving last-wicket partnership between Tahir Khan (49 not out) and tail-ender Pankaj Kumar (33), who produced 56 runs between them.
Services' decision to bat first backfired as they lost both their openers, Imran Khan and Amitpal Singh, for ducks to Nehra.
After the twin early blows by Nehra, Sangwan ploughed through the middle order as Services were reduced to a humiliating 9-55.
Services were eventually all out in 32.2 overs.
Four of their batsmen were out without scoring and two others made just one.
Delhi started the chase badly, with Sehwag falling to Fazil Mohammed off the very first ball of the innings, caught at second slip by Jasvir Singh, and Rajat Bhatia too falling for naught.
However, the other opener, Manhas, was undeterred by the initial setback, and in the company of Dhawan steered Delhi out of danger.
Manhas hit six boundaries.
