India A, led by Shubman Gill, will take on India B, captained by Abhimanyu Easwaran, in the opening match of the 2024 Duleep Trophy. The match is scheduled to commence on Thursday, September 5, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India A, under the captaincy of Gill, will be relying on important batters in the form of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, and Tilak Varma. India B, meanwhile, boasts the names of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, and his brother Musheer besides Easwaran.
As far as the bowling strength is concerned, India A are going to bank upon Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan as its two leading fast bowlers, with left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in support. For India B, in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and R Sai Kishore will come into their own as key spinning all-rounders.
Expected Playing XI
India A: Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill (C), Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Riyan Parag, Dhurv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep
India B: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Reddy, R Sai Kishore, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar
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Weather Forecast
On Thursday, September 5, being the opening day of the match, Bengaluru can expect an overcast start in the morning that will slowly clear up to a brighter sky. The temperatures will hover between 28°C in the day and 20°C at night. Besides, the wind speed will be 20 km/h during the whole day.
Pitch Report
The upcoming Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium can turn out to be good for red-ball cricket. The last outing at this venue was back in 2022 when India and Sri Lanka clashed; India managed more than 250 runs in both innings while Sri Lanka fought and lost the match by 238 runs. Traditionally, this pitch is quite flat, but given that some rain could descend, some moisture could well be there. That should help the pace bowlers in the first couple of days. But come Day 3, the conditions could very easily turn spinner-friendly, making things interesting.
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Match Details
Match- India A vs India B
When- 9:30 am, IST, Thursday September 5
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Live Streaming and Broadcasting- Jio Cinema and Sports18
