A brilliant century by Shashwat Rawat has guided India A to their maiden Duleep Trophy title, while bowling sensations Tanush Kotian and Prasidh Krishna were their main architects for a win over India C in Anantpur on Sunday.
What a match. What a fight. What a win! 👌👌
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The celebrations say it all 🔥🔥#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Tanush Kotian And Prasidh Krishna’s Lethal Bowling Help India A Secure Duleep Trophy Title
Tanush Kotian is turning it on for India A 🔥
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Gets the wickets of Ishan Kishan & Abishek Porel in quick succession 👌
Brilliant catch from captain Mayank Agarwal as well.
India C are 184/5#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Sai Sudharsan batted magnificently and even scored a century but Prasidh Krishna’s excellent bowling dismissed him.
HUGE wicket! 🔥
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Prasidh Krishna gets the BIG wicket of centurion Sai Sudharsan (111) 👌👌
We are in for a thrilling finish!#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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After winning the toss, India C would prefer to put India A in, but India A got into early trouble and reached 36/5. However, a match-winning 87 runs for the fourth wicket between Shashwat Rawat and Shams Mulani and then another 90-run association with Avesh Khan rescued the innings. The lower order showed much resolution in reaching a total of 297.
Shashwat Rawat’s Incredible Fifty
Yet another 5⃣0⃣ for Shashwat Rawat 🙌
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He's been in terrific form 👌#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Vijaykumar Vyshak and Anshul Kamboj were the India C’s group bowlers who picked up the most wickets. Gaurav Yadav also picked two wickets.
Aaqib Khan & Avesh Khan’s Excellent Bowling For India A
Indians C then collapsed in the second innings to slide to 41/4. But, a match-saving 95-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Baba Indrajith and Abishek Porel steadied their innings. After another handy partnership of 58 runs between lower-order batters Pulkit Narang and Kamboj, they were still left 63 runs behind on 234. Aaqib Khan and Avesh were the best two bowlers for India A, while Mulani took two wickets, and Kotian one more to his tally.
India A also began disappointingly in the second innings, with the scoreboard reading 94/3 as skipper Mayank Agarwal built a solid 34. However, a century association between Riyan Parag and Shashwat, plus useful knock from wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra and Mulani, helped India A reach 286/8 before they declared and set up a target of 350 for India C. The bowling standout bowler for India C was Gaurav Yadav as he took 4/68, while Kamboj and Manav Suthar took two wickets each.
Stumps on Day 3!
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An action-packed day filled with delightful shots, spectacular catches, & brilliant deliveries.
Fifties from Riyan Parag & Shashwat Rawat have helped India A stretch the lead to 353 runs.#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Even while the game was in the chase, any resistance came only from a 76-run partnership for the second wicket between skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sai Sudharsan. Sudharsan had made a good hundred, 111 off 206 balls but this proved insufficient as India C was bowled out for 217 runs to lose the game by 132 runs. Kotian and Krishna with the ball did well for India A while Aaqib and Mulani got two wickets apiece.
The 50-stand is 🆙 between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sai Sudharsan 👌👌#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Lunch on Day 4!
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94 runs & 3 wickets in the session.
India C move to 78/1 with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (33*) and Sai Sudharsan (27*) at the crease.
They need 272 more runs to win. India A need 9 wickets!
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Aaqib Khan took a very crucial wicket that was of Ruturaj Gaikwad to completely dis balance India C’s batting lineup
Aaqib Khan once again gets the big wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad (44 off 93) 🙌
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He breaks the 77-run stand!#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Young batter Shashwat Rawat was rewarded as ‘Player of the Match’ for his fine knocks of 124 and 53.
