India A’s Shashwat Rawat. File.
| Picture Credit score: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Beneath a blue sky, in entrance of a wonderful crowd, India-A and India-C produced an engrossing day of cricket.
The runs might have been onerous to come back by — at below three an over for a lot of the time — however these among the many spectators who view the sport as one thing greater than the large hits should have loved the opening day of the Duleep Trophy match. They might have notably appreciated an distinctive knock below stress by a younger left-hander.
Shashwat Rawat displayed method, timing, grit and expertise, as he rescued his facet from a disastrous collapse up entrance. The 23-year-old’s sixth First Class hundred (122 batting, 235b, 15×4) helped India-A attain 224 for seven at stumps after being put into bat by India-C on the Rural Improvement Belief Stadium on Thursday.
Very good bowling with the brand new ball from the seaming trio of Anshul Kamboj, Gaurav Yadav and Vyshak Vijaykumar had diminished India-A to 36 for 5. They exploited the freshness of the wicket and bowled at probing line and size.
Kamboj, who had taken eight for 69 towards India-B within the final match, obtained good bounce. He struck twice in successive overs to do away with the openers Pratham Singh and Mayank Agarwal; the previous gave a catch in the direction of square-leg, the latter an inside edge behind the stumps.
India-A was additionally being stifled by the miserly Gaurav, whose figures at one stage learn 8-5-5-0. Tilak Varma was wanting good towards a relentless assault on a responsive observe, however he was run out.
Rawat additionally watched Kumar Kushagra falling to a ball that moved away from Vyshak.
He was joined by Shams Mulani, who loves a disaster. The Mumbai all-rounder made a fantastic 44 (76b, 5×4, 1×6) and placed on 87 for the sixth wicket. After he was brilliantly caught at gully off Gaurav, Rawat took over the accountability.
He discovered an ready ally in Avesh Khan and their unbroken eighth wicket is to date price 70. The spectators may be tempted to return for the second day’s play to observe extra of Rawat, particularly his straight and off drives.
The scores:
India-A: Pratham Singh c Sai Sudharsan b Kamboj 6, Mayank Agarwal c Kishan b Kamboj 6, Tilak Varma run out 5, Riyan Parag c Sai Sudharsan b Vyshak 2, Shashwat Rawat (batting) 122, Kumar Kushagra c Kishan b Vyshak 0, Shams Mulani c Patidar b Gaurav 44, Tanush Kotian c Indrajith b Kamboj 10, Avesh Khan (batting) 16; Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-2, w-2) 13; Whole (for seven wkts. in 77 overs): 224.
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-14, 3-17, 4-35, 5-36, 6-123, 7-154.
India-C bowling: Kamboj 14-2-40-3, Gaurav 17-7-46-1, Vyshak 15-1-33-2, Narang 21-0-58-0, Suthar 10-1-38-0.
Toss: India-C.
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