Musheer Khan of India-B in motion in opposition to India-A within the Duleep Trophy on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Thursday, 05 September 2024.
| Picture Credit score: Sudhakara Jain
Musheer Khan saved India-B with a gutsy century (105 batting, 227b, 10×4, 2×6) on day certainly one of its Duleep Trophy encounter in opposition to India-A on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here.
From a precarious 94 for seven, the 19-year-old and Navdeep Saini (29 batting, 74b, 4×4, 1×6) staged a exceptional rescue act, placing on 108 runs (212b) for the eighth wicket.
Although solely 202 runs had been scored on Thursday, Musheer, coming in at 33 for one, ensured that the breeding boredom wouldn’t devour him.
Musheer stonewalled in professional style within the preliminary a part of his innings. Even because the velocity trio of Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan bowled probing lengths, {the teenager} walked down the monitor confidently to smother the swing and motion off the floor. So affected person was he that he had made simply 10 from 66 balls when his first boundary arrived.
However as soon as he adjusted, he embellished his innings with some pleasant pictures. After reaching his half-century, Musheer lower Avesh for 2 fours previous level and hoisted off-spinner Tanush Kotian for 2 leg-side maximums.
Musheer Khan of India-B celebrates after his century in opposition to India-A within the Duleep Trophy on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Thursday 05 September 2024.
| Picture Credit score:
Sudhakara Jain
He reached his third First Class hundred with a nudged single off Kuldeep Yadav and celebrated with a giant roar, whose resonance matched with that of his elder brother Sarfaraz Khan, who gushed with satisfaction within the dressing room.
Earlier, after being requested to bat, openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30, 59b, 6×4) safely negotiated the primary hour. Whilst each batters fell slashing exterior off-stump, a rating of 65 for 2 at lunch appeared stable.
But it surely quickly proved a mirage as Avesh trapped Sarfaraz in entrance earlier than Akash despatched Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy again off consecutive deliveries. Pant was caught fantastically by Shubman Gill working backwards from mid-off whereas Nitish was cleaned up with a peach that straightened a tad to clip the highest of off-stump.
When Washington Sundar was run out on the non-striker’s finish after having backed up too far, and R. Sai Kishore was caught within the cordon, the wheels had been coming off (94 for seven). However Musheer and Saini saved the India-A wolves at bay, to dwell and combat one other day.
The scores: India-B — 1st innings: Yashasvi Jaiswal c sub b Khaleel 30, Abhimanyu Easwaran c Jurel b Avesh 13, Musheer Khan (batting) 105, Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Avesh 9, Rishabh Pant c Gill b Akash 7, Nitish Kumar Reddy lbw b Akash 0, Washington Sundar (run out) 0, R. Sai Kishore c Rahul b Khaleel 1, Navdeep Saini (batting) 29; Extras (b-4, lb-2, nb-2): 8; Complete (for seven wkts. in 79 overs): 202.
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-53, 3-67, 4-80, 5-80, 6-89, 7-94.
India-A bowling: Khaleel 17-4-39-2, Akash 18-6-28-2, Avesh 16-5-42-2, Dube 8-3-10-0, Kuldeep 14-3-50-0, Kotian 6-0-27-0
Toss: India-A.
Printed – September 05, 2024 07:20 pm IST
