‌Duleep Trophy | Mayank-Pratham alliance eclipses Paddikal’s 92 as India A take command on Day 2

Resuming from 86/4, the lapse in concentration due to the break led to Bhui’s dismissal as a successful Mayank Agarwal review earned Khaleel his third scalp. Padikkal continued his flourish with the bat, notching up back-to-back fifties with Saransh Jain trying to hold one end. However, a Tanush Kotian delivery kept low and trapped the Madhya Pradesh batter plumb in front. Saurabh Kumar followed suit after facing 17 balls before Devdutt Padikklal’s scintillating knock was cut short for 92 by a Prasidh Krishna length ball. As the scoreboard reflected 154/8, Harshit Rana accelerated the innings with consecutive sixes against Shams Mulani before selling Arshdeep Sing down the river in the 50th over. Eventually, his rusty attempts led to his downfall with India D ending the innings on 183.

Rubbishing off their previous innings failure, Mayank Agarwal and Pratham Singh resumed proceedings on a careful note. Steadily, they ticked the scoreboard with regular fours along with good strike rotation. While Agarwal targetted the spinners, Pratham earned more boundaries off the pacers, taking India A past the 100-run mark in the 23rd over. Ten balls later, Agarwal danced down the track to smash Saurabh Kumar’s fuller delivery for a four and notched up his fifty, matching his partner's milestone. As the game progressed towards the day’s end, Shreyas Iyer brought himself on for a change and ended up deceiving a stunend Mayank into a caught and bowled with his effort, which also turned out to be the last ball of the day with India A leading by 222 runs.

STUMPS DAY 2



INDIA A 115/1 LEADS BY 222 RUNS

-Mayank Agarwal 56(8x4s)

-Pratham Singh 59(6x4s)

-Shreyas Iyer the sole wicket taker for India D.



INDIA B 124/0 TRAILS BY 401 RUNS

-Easwaran 51(4x4s & 1x6)

-Jagadeesan 67(8x4s) 

— Ranjit (@ranjitchamp4) 

Wicket

Yo Shreyas Iyer got Mayank Agarwal's wicket 😂

— Mayank (@ImMayankB) 

Solid start

The last time Shreyas bowled in FC cricket, was probably in 2018, and today when he decided to bowl after an eternity in FC cricket, he claims Mayank Agarwal's wicket on the very first ball and breaks the 100+ run partnership for India A...

But genuinely would be interested to…

— Spandan Roy (@talksports45) 

Looking good

Shreyas Iyer strikes on the stroke of Stumps on his first ball. He gets his opposite number Mayank Agarwal caught and bowled, who departs after a stellar half-century. 

— चिरकुट ज़िंदगी (@Chirayu_Jain26)