Duleep Trophy Highlights, 2nd Round Day 3: India D 62/1, needs 426 to win vs India A; India B 309/7, trails by 216 runs vs India C at Stumps

And it is Stumps in the India B vs India C as well. Abhimanyu Easwaran carries the bat as he is unbeaten on 143 while Rahul Chahar has scored 18 off 31 deliveries. With only one day of play left, the match is heading towards a dead draw as India B continues to trail by 216 runs.

Rahul Chahar entertained the crowd by hitting a maximum. India B goes past the 300-mark. Easwaran nears 150. 

Ricky Bhui and Yash Dubey will go back unbeaten for India D at Stumps on day 3 but the day belonged to India A, which is still ahead by 426 runs in this match. 

Fifty up for India D. Still a long long way to go for the Shreyas Iyer side. 

Another wicket falls for India B. Sai Kishaore was trapped by Mayank Markande on 21. India B trails by 242 runs. 

Ricky Bhui has taken charge, he makes sure runs come at regular intervals for India D. 

Ricky Bhui has found the fence multiple times now. Run flow has increased for India D in the last 10 minutes. 

First runs for India D after a gap of five overs. Ricky Bhui is off the mark with a boundary. He hits two fours back-to-back. 

Sai Kishore hit two boundaries to get off the mark. However, the scoring rate hasn’t increased. India B is 262 runs behind India C’s 525. 

Atharva Taide departs for a five-ball duck. Tries to go over mid on but is caught. Khaleel Ahmed with the wicket. 

India D has begun its quest of 488 runs. Yash Dubey and Atharva Taide open the innings. 

Easwaran continues to bat long. He’s now partnered with R Sai Kishore who is yet to get off the mark. 

India A has declared after batter for five minutes in the third session. Some say it is a tactical ploy to drain the yet-to-bat team. 

Abhishek Saini reports that Tilak Varma is wearing his pads and although Riyan Parag is doing his fielding drills, India A will continue to bat. 

Tilak Varma, Shashwat have removed their pads before heading in for the tea break. Looks like India A has declared.

-Abhishek Saini

Abhimanyu Easwaran has held one end from the start and has scored 121 off 207 but India B has struggled to provide him with stability from the other end. India B trails by 286 at tea. 

Tea taken. Tilak and Shashwat walk back as India A’s lead nears 500. 

The fourth-wicket stand between Tilak and Shashwat reaches the 100 mark. The lead is now 471. 

Tilak brings his brilliant 100! A well-crafted century for the youngster who played with controlled aggression and put his team in a very good position.

Washington Sundar’s innings come to an end after Vijaykumar Vyshak picks his scalp. India B is in deep trouble. Sai Kishore joins the skipper in the middle. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak finally gets a breakthrough! Sai Sudharsan takes a sharp low catch at silly mid on off Vyshak to dismiss Washington Sundar (13, 39b).

-S. Prasanna Venkatesan

A quick couple brings a half-century for Shashwat Rawat who has looked a solid and able partner to Tilak at the middle. 

Shreyas Iyer decided to take the second new ball after it was due for nine overs. Tilak meanwhile moved to 96 whereas his partner Shashwat Rawat is on 45. Saransh Jain to start with the new ball. 

Tilak Varma continues with his attacking batting, moves to 88 with a four. India A’s lead is closing in on 450-mark. Innings declaration will also be in the mind of skipper Mayank Agarwal. 

Washington Sundar and Easwaran continue with innings. India B is in desperate need of a big partnership here. 

India-B skipper and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, anchoring his team’s innings with attritional batting, brings up his 24th First-Class hundred off 178 balls.

-S. Prasanna Venkatesan

Century for Abhimanyu Easwaran! It took him 178 balls, but he gets it by running a double. Terrific knock. 

Shashwat has attacked and has quickly entered his 30s. Lead is now 416. Not sure how long India A is planning to bat. 

Tilak is now in his 70s while Shashwat Rawat has got his first boundary. The lead is now 389. India D has nothing going in its way. 

Nithish Kumar Reddy too falls and that’s five wickets for Anshul Kamboj! NKR is cleaned up by the right arm pacer. 

“Anshul Kamboj claims his 1st First-Class five-for! He had Jagadeesan caught behind, Musheer and Sarfaraz Khan leg before wicket, Rinku Singh caught by Ishan Kishan at mid off, and Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled.”

-S. Prasanna Venkatesan

Fourth wicket for Anshul Kamboj. Rinku Singh goes for just 6. India B in trouble as it is still 333 runs behind. 

Riyan Parag tries to slog sweep off Saurabh Kumar but ends up hitting it high in the air and the fielder at mid on takes it easily. Early wicket in the second session for India D. 

Arshdeep Singh begins proceedings for India D as India A continues to pile on the lead, which is now 368 runs. 

Meanwhile, Rinku Singh is at the crease along with Easwaran in India B’s massive quest to chase India C’s 525 mark. 

Just before lunch, Rinku Singh on 2 top-edged a sweep off left-arm spinner Manav Suthar that fell short of Ishan Kishan, who came running in from deep backward square leg.

-S. Prasanna Venkatesan

Easwaran reaches 80 and Rinku is on four as the lunch is taken in the India B vs India C match in Anantapur as well. India B continues to trail by 345 runs. 

Both Parag and Tilak have gone hammer and tongs just before lunch to extend India A’s lead to 367 runs. The pair has added 41 off 43 balls as India A gets to 260 at lunch. 

Another blow for India B! Sarfaraz Khan falls for 16 to Anshul Kamboj who trapped him in front. Rinku Singh comes in at 5. 

Fifty up for Tilak Varma with a single in the 65th over. The lead has gone to 343 runs. 

Saurabh could’ve gotten one more! Tilak plays a reverse sweep but Saransh Jain drops the catch at point. 

Saurabh Kumar strikes after a long long time. He bowls over the wicket and keeps it outside off, forcing Pratham to drive away from his body and the batter nicks it to Shreyas Iyer at first slip. 

Pratham departs after scoring 189-ball 122. Riyan Parag joins Tilak.

The second-wicket stand between Tilak Verma and Pratham Singh goes past 100 as India A looks in total control of this match. The lead has jumped to 324. 

Our reporter on-ground in Anantapur, S. Prassana Venkatesan, informs us that India C pacer Sandeep Warrier who was injured on day 2 and had gone off the field while holding his left leg is yet to take up the field today. 

India B 170/2 in 56 overs vs India C

Pratham Singh charges down the track to get an easy single which also takes India A past 200. The lead is now 309. 

Sarfaraz Khan finds his first boundary towards square leg. India B is still 374 runs behind. 

Pratham begins Kaverappa’s over with a massive six over midwicket. He is into his 90s now. All set for a ton. 

Full toss and Pratham smacks it past cover to move to 98. Pulls towards square leg and gets to his century in 149 balls!

Sarfaraz Khan is off the mark while Easwaran on the other end is displaying his defensive ability. Don’t think there’s going to be another innings. India B is looking bat through and through. 

Pratham Singh has looked in superb touch this morning. Playing his shots freely and has raced into his 80s. Looks set for his century on Duleep Trophy debut. 

Musheer Khan falls early, leg before wicket to Anshul Kamboj. He could only score 1 off 15 balls. 

Musheer Khan is off the mark off his ninth delivery with a single. India B is taking its time not hurrying things at the moment. 

India A in absolute control of the proceedings. The lead has gone past 250 now. Plenty of work to do for India D bowlers but the conditions are favouring batters at the moment. It does look like India A is looking to bat with more attacking intent. 

Anshul Kamboj gets the breakthrough for India C! Jagadeesan is caught behind by Abishek Porel. A 129-run opening stand comes to an end. Jagadeesan falls for 70 off 137 balls.

Jagadeesan falls for 70, caught behind. He wasn’t happy, suggested to the umpire that he didn’t edge or glove it. Had an animated chat. The umpire seemed to communicate and check with the third umpire, though he didn’t signal that he was referring the decision to the third umpire, as Jagadeesan waited inside. Jagadeesan was once again told that he’s out and he walked off, visibly agitated. 

- S. Prasanna Venkatesan from Anantapur brings out the details.

Jagadeesan moves to 70 in his debut Duleep Trophy match. Both batters need to make it big from here if India B wants to get closer to India C’s mammoth 525. 

Tilak Varma gets off the mark with a boundary off the first delivery he faced. Iyer bowls a full toss and Tilak drives with full confidence to get a four down the ground. 

Tilak Varma joins the overnight batter Pratham Singh for India A. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has the ball, he’ll start the proceedings by completing his over. 

Abhimanyu Easwaran and N. Jagadeesan walk out for India B as they will look to continue the good opening stand which steered the side to 124 for no loss at the end of day 2. 

IND A v IND D

India A: 290 & 115/1 vs India D 183 all out; India A took the first-innings lead and is currently leading by 222 runs. 

IND B v IND C

India B 124/0 vs India C 525; India B is trailing by 401 runs

Team A:

Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, SK Rasheed, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Akshay Wadkar, Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kusharga, Shaswat Rawat, Aaqib Khan, Pratham Singh

Team B:

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Rinku Singh, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, R. Sai Kishore, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Suyash Prabhudesai, Rahul Chahar, N. Jagadeesan, Himanshu Mantri, Mohit Avasthi

India C:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier

India D:

Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Nishant Sindhu, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Vidwath Kaverappa, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK)

Where to watch India A vs India D & India B vs India C Duleep Trophy 2024 second-round match?

The live telecast of the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be on Sports18 Network and can be streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy 2024 second round where India A takes on India D while India B faces India C in Anantpur. 

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