Duleep Trophy Highlights, Round 2 Day 1: Kishan hundred, Mulani 88 dominate opening day

Another patient, monk-like knock from Baba Indrajith sees an untimely end. He is cleaned up by Rahul Chahar on 78, missing out on another well-deserved hundred.

Baba Indrajith and Ruturaj Gaikwad lead India C past 300. India B have been leather-hunting the whole day with the run-rates nearly shoring up towards 5!

Well played Ishan Kishan??
A lot of handles and cricket twitter will dissect it, so I will try and stick to keeping my fingers crossed for the unassuming @IndrajithBaba .

Once again, showing his class, hunger and tenacity?? pic.twitter.com/AstmYohS2z

— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) September 12, 2024

Ishan Kishan falls for 111, cleaned up by Mukesh Kumar. It brings skipper Ruruaj Gaikwad back to the crease after his injury earlier in the day.

Ishan Kishan makes a spectacular comeback with a hundred for India C! READ MORE

Kotian perishes after striking his half-century. Half-tracker from Saurabh Kumar and Kotian heaves it straight to Arshdeep at mid-on. A fine stand has been broken as Kotian trudges back for 53 off 80 balls.

India A 213/6 in 57 overs vs India D - Mulani (54*) and Tanush Kotian (44*) have notched up a 79-run stand for the seventh wicket to regain control over the India D seamers. A fine session for A with the bat, conceding only one wicket.

India C 239/2 in 55 overs vs India B - Kishan and Indrajith's yin-yang partnership has completely foiled the India B bowlers, giving away no wickets throughout the sesson after lunch.

Ishan Kishan has belligerently blunted the India B bowlers with his knock. He has moved up to 86 off only 93 balls while Baba Indrajith has brought up another half-century. IND C 239/2 in 55 overs

Mulani and Kotian frustrate India D with a consistent supply of boundaries, taking India A past 200. Kotian punches Saransh for a couple of boundaries and moves towards his half-century.

Mulani steps out and blasts Saurab Kumar over long-on for a massive SIX and brings up his half-century in 75 balls. Excellent knock here from the Mumbai all-rounder to revive India A's innings this session. IND A 191/6 in 51 overs

Ishan Kishan moves into the 70s as India C cross 200. With Indrajith absorbing all the pressure at the other end, Kishan has gone all out in peppering the bowlers during his breezy knock.

Ishan Kishan's back with a brisk knock. Gets to fifty in only 48 balls with seven fours and a six for India C. It's been a gruelling wait to return to the scheme of things, particularly with a niggle last week, but the left-hander is seemingly making the most of it. IND C 173/2

Is that the fastest Arshdeep Singh's bowled in this game? 138.6 kph on the full and Kumar Kushagra nicks it to the gully fielder, right when a steady stand was brewing. Tanush Kotian walks in at 8.

Kumar Kushagra 28(66) ct Yash Dubey b Arshdeep Singh

50-run stand between Mulani and Kushagra in 77 deliveries! A much-needed revival for India A from the sixth-wicket pair. Mulani has already a couple of delightful strokes of lunch, the latest being a superb backfoot drive through cover off Vidwath Kaverappa for four.

Ishan Kishan is running on a steady count of boundaries. 27 off 28 on the back of five fours with a watchful Indrajith for company. India C 137/2

Back after lunch, Shams Mulani and Kumar Kushagra are getting things in order for India A. Mulani wallops Saransh Jain for a huge six over deep mid-wicket. IND 123/5 in 34 overs

India A 115/5 (31) vs India D - Lunch

Mulani and Kushagra steer a brief rebuild before the session close. Five wickets for India D as Vidwath Kaverappa snapped up the openers early.

India C 121/2 (29) vs India B - Lunch

Ishan Kishan and Baba Indrajith tide over the loss of the top-order in a brief stand. Kishan negotiates on a diet of early fours to make his mark.

Kumar Kushra unfurls an excellent ramp off Harshit Rana over the keeper for FOUR as India A go past the hundred-run mark.

Harshit Rana snaps Rawat. A regulation outside-edge from the left-hander and Shreyas Iyer picks up a clean catch. India A 93/5

Mukesh Kumar strikes and Sai Sudharsan follows Patidar back to the hut. The momentum shifts quickly before lunch as Ishan Kishan joins Baba Indrajith. India C 97/2

Navdeep Saini has broken the long stand, cleaning up Rajat Patidar on 40. Since his comeback in the previous round, the Haryana seamer has been on song with both ball and bat!

Rajat Patidar 40(67) b Navdeep Saini

Ishan Kishan has returned to the XI, taking his place as a specialist batter in the India C XI with Abishek Porel listed as the wicket-keeper.

Riyan Parag has played a couple of attractive 30s, replete with audacious strokes in the V. However, his excessively aggressive style has also restricted him from making big scores.

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That shot by Riyan Parag ? ?

It was the first 6?? of India A's innings

Riyan Parag hit a counter-attacking 37(29) before being dismissed by Arshdeep Singh.#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank

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Despite Ruturaj Gaikwad's early retirement, Sai Sudharsan and Rajat Patidar have pulled things back remarkably over the 75 minutes, putting on a solid stand. Both batters are coasting smoothly towards their respective fifties. India B 82/0

Despite Ruturaj Gaikwad's early retirement, Sai Sudharsan and Rajat Patidar have pulled things back remarkably over the 75 minutes, putting on a solid stand. Both batters are coasting smoothly towards their respective fifties. India B 82/0

Arshdeep finds the toe-edge off Shashwat Rawat on the way to the keeper. Sanju Samson goes up in celebration but is not backed up by the bowler and his captain Shreyas Iyer. The UltraEdge shows a considerable spike!

Another wicket goes down! Saransh Jain turns one deftly from around the off-stump to Tilak Varma. He moves back to nudge the ball but the sharp outside-edge lobs up to second slip.

 Tilak Varma 10(33) ct Shreyas Iyer b Saransh Jain

Vidwath Kaverappa had inflicted the early damage with the ball for India D, snapping openers Mayank Agarwal and Pratham Singh. Riyan Parag had walked in to set off a brilliant counter with a slew of classic strokes. Arshdeep Singh was largely inconsistent with the ball but he has nicked Parag off to second slip from a rash cover drive.

An injured Ruturaj Gaikwad has retired hurt second ball of the India B vs India C match. READ MORE

India B vs India C

India B won the toss and opt to bowl

India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), N Jagadeesan (wk), Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Rinku Singh, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar

India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Anshul Kamboj, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan, Abishek Porel (wk), Manav Suthar, Mayank Markande, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Sandeep Warrier

India A vs India D

India D won the toss and opt to bowl

India A: Pratham Singh, Mayank Agarwal (c), Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, Shashwat Rawat, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Aaqib Khan

India D: Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Shreyas Iyer (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (wk), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Saurabh Kumar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa