solare Duleep Trophy 2024 Day 3: Riyan Parag, Shaswat Rawat Steer India A To Commanding Lead Over India C
solare Duleep Trophy 2024 Day 3: Riyan Parag, Shaswat Rawat Steer India A To Commanding Lead Over India C
Riyan Parag in action at the Duleep Trophy 2024.Photo: BCCI DomesticRiyan Parag in action at the Duleep Trophy 2024.Photo: BCCI Domestic
Riyan Parag and Shaswat Rawat struck fluent half-centuries to help India A tighten their grip over India C on the penultimate day of the four-day Duleep Trophy final-round match in Anantapur on Saturday. (More Cricket News)
Parag made 73 off 101 balls with the help of five fours and one six, while Rawat hit a stroke-filled 53 off 67 balls laced with four boundaries and one hit over the fence to take India A to 270 for six in their second innings. Skipper Mayank Agarwal made a fine 34 after opening the batting.
Parag and Rawat shared 105 for the fifth wicket as India A took their overall lead to 333 runs.
At stumps, wicket-keeper Kumar Kushagra was batting on 40 off 54 balls, while Tanush Kotian (13 not out) was giving him company with India A scoring their runs in 64 overs.
Anshul Kamboj (2/52), Gaurav Yadav (2/60) and Manav Sutar (2/75) shared six wickets between them for India C.
Earlier resuming their innings on 216 for seven in reply to India A's first innings score of 297, India C folded for 234 in 71 overs with the last three wickets adding just 18 runs.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Samson, Easwaran Hit Centuries As India B Dominate India D On Day 2 After his exploits with the bat, Avesh Khan, who represented India in eight ODIs and 23 T20Is so far, scalped three wicket for 34 runs, while Aaqib Khan, the 20-year-old pacer from Uttar Pradesh, also chipped in with three scalps giving away 43 runs.
Brief Scores:
India A: 297 & 270 for 6 in 64 overs (Riyan Parag 73solare, Shaswat Rawat 53; Anshul Kamboj 2/52, Gaurav Yadav 2/60, Manav Sutar 2/75) vs India C 234 all out in 71 overs (Abhishek Porel 82, Pulkit Narang 41; Aaqib Khan 3/43, Avesh Khan 3/64).