India B’s players celebrates their teammate Anshul Kamboj to get an eight-wicket haul in the Duleep Trophy cricket 2nd Match between India B vs India C at the Rural Development Trust Stadium B ground, Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on September 15, 2024
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Medium-pacer Anshul Kamboj finished with figures of eight for 69 as India-C bowled out India-B for 332 and secured a 193-run first-innings lead on the final day of the Duleep Trophy second round at the Rural Development Trust Stadium B-ground here on Sunday.
India-B skipper and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran carried his bat with a knock of 157 (286b, 14×4, 1×6).
After Kamboj had Rahul Chahar bowled in the first over of the day, Abhimanyu brought up his 150 with back-to-back fours off pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak in the second over. He cut to the sweeper boundary, before inside-edging past the keeper.
Kamboj went on to rattle the stumps for Navdeep Saini, and have Mukesh Kumar caught by Sai Sudharsan at short leg.
India-B was awarded five penalty runs for time wasting by the fielding side (law 41.9.3).
Surprise decision
Surprisingly, India-C skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad didn’t choose to enforce the follow-on. Batting again, Ruturaj hit a 93-ball 62 (8×4, 1×6), before he was trapped in front by leg-spinner Chahar.
After Sai Sudharsan fell early, missing a drive to have his off-stump uprooted by pacer Mukesh, Ruturaj and Rajat Patidar (42, 84b, 5×4) added 96 for the second wicket.
At one point, there were four boundaries in 10 balls. Patidar essayed the cover drive once and the square drive twice for three fours in a Saini over, while Ruturaj cut left-arm spinner Sai Kishore for a four behind square.
Ruturaj also flicked aerially off Saini and pulled a short ball from Nitish Kumar Reddy for a four and a six to deep midwicket.
Musheer gets Patidar
Musheer Khan, who rehearsed bowling in the nets at lunch, bowled in the second session and dismissed Patidar leg-before.
It is understood that India-C’s Sandeep Warrier, who walked off injured on Friday, has a hamstring injury and will be out for two to three weeks.
The scores:
India-C — 1st innings: 525.
India-B — 1st innings: Abhimanyu Easwaran (not out) 157, N. Jagadeesan c Porel b Kamboj 70, Musheer Khan lbw b Kamboj 1, Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Kamboj 16, Rinku Singh c Ishan b Kamboj 6, Nitish Kumar Reddy b Kamboj 2, Washington Sundar c Sai Sudharsan b Vyshak 13, Sai Kishore lbw b Markande 21, Rahul Chahar b Kamboj 18, Navdeep Saini b Kamboj 0, Mukesh Kumar c Sai Sudharsan b Kamboj 4; Extras (b-9, lb-5, w-1, nb-4, p-5): 24.
Total (in 108 overs): 332.
Fall of wickets: 1-129, 2-133, 3-175, 4-190, 5-194, 6-237, 7-283, 8-309, 9-321.
India-C bowling: Warrier 1.1-0-8-0, Vyshak 26-5-82-1, Kamboj 27.5-8-69-8, Markande 18-0-59-1, Suthar 33-4-85-0, Ishan 1-0-7-0, Sai Sudharsan 1-0-3-0.
India-C — 2nd innings: B. Sai Sudharsan b Mukesh 11, Ruturaj Gaikwad lbw b Chahar 62, Rajat Patidar lbw b Musheer 42, Ishan Kishan b Chahar 1, B. Indrajith (not out) 5, Abishek Porel (not out) 4; Extras (lb-1, w-1, nb-1): 3; Total (for four wkts. in 37 overs): 128.
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-113, 3-118, 4-121.
India-B bowling: Mukesh 9-0-39-1, Saini 7-2-22-0, Sai Kishore 8-1-22-0, Nitish 4-0-20-0, Musheer 4-0-12-1, Chahar 4-0-8-2, Washington 1-0-4-0.
Published – September 16, 2024 04:52 am IST
