Purple patch: Rawat, who additionally scored a century within the first innings, is in a wealthy vein of kind.
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Cricket is loads about adaptability. Riyan Parag and Shashwat Rawat confirmed that high quality in ample measure on the third day of the Duleep Trophy match on the Rural Improvement Belief Stadium on Saturday.
Parag was a bit extra cautious than common, Rawat was much more aggressive than common. Their 105-run partnership for the fourth wicket ensured India-A had a superb probability to pressure a win towards India-C.
India-A was 270 for six in its second innings, a lead of 333. It must be nearly sufficient to contemplate an in a single day declaration. An attention-grabbing closing day beckons.
After making 30, 31, 37, 20 and two on his earlier visits to the crease right here, Parag should be relieved that he might play a big innings – his first fifty within the Duleep Trophy.
Rawat already has two fifties and 100 from simply 4 innings within the competitors. The stocky left-hander from Baroda seems promising. After making a 250-ball 124 within the first innings, at a strike-rate of 49.6, he was scoring at greater than run-a-ball at occasions within the second, and went on to hit 53 off 67 balls (4×4, 1×6). He got here down the observe to tackle the spinners, but it surely additionally proved his downfall: he was bowled by a ball that turned sharply in from left-armer Manav Suthar.
Three overs earlier, Parag (73, 101b, 5×4, 1×6) had fallen to a terrific one-handed catch by Ruturaj Gaikwad off Gaurav Yadav. The India-C captain ran and timed his soar at further cowl to perfection to take what was his third catch of the day.
The primary of these introduced his crew the primary wicket – Pratham Singh. The opposite opener Mayank Agarwal (34, 60b, 2×4) was bowled by a ball from Anshul Kamboj that got here a good distance in.
Earlier, India-C’s first innings, which resumed on the in a single day 216 for seven, ended with the autumn of its ninth wicket with the rating on 234, as B. Indrajith was dominated out of the match after he retired harm on Friday. Avesh Khan picked up each the wickets to complete with three for 64.
The scores:
India-A — 1st Innings: 297.
India-C — 1st Innings: Ruturaj Gaikwad c Kushagra b Aaqib 17, B. Sai Sudharsan c Kushagra b Aaqib 17, Rajat Patidar b Aaqib 0, Ishan Kishan b Avesh 5, B. Indrajith (retd ht) 34, Abishek Porel c Mayank b Mulani 82, Manav Suthar b Kotian 2, Pulkit Narang c Kotian b Avesh 41, Anshul Kamboj b Mulani 1, Vyshak Vijaykumar b Avesh 18, Gaurav Yadav (not out) 7; Extras (b-4, nb-6) 10; Complete (in 71 overs): 234.
Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-29, 3-39, 4-41, 5-136, 6-165, 7-167, 8-225, 9-234.
India-A bowling: Prasidh 17-1-55-0, Avesh 16-3-64-3 Aaqib 13-1-43-3, Kotian 15-2-38-1, Mulani 10-1-30-2.
India-A — 2nd Innings: Pratham Singh c Ruturaj b Gaurav 11, Mayank Agarwal b Kamboj 34, Tilak Varma c Ruturaj b Kamboj 19, Riyan Parag c Ruturaj b Gaurav 73, Shashwat Rawat b Suthar 53, Kumar Kushagara (batting) 40, Shams Mulani c Kamboj b Suthar 8, Tanush Kotian (batting) 13; Extras (b-3, lb-14, w-2): 19; Complete (for six wkts. in 64 overs): 270.
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-73, 3-94, 4-199, 5-209, 6-234.
India-C bowling: Kamboj 16-3-52-2, Gaurav 14-0-60-2, Vyshak 6-0-36-0, Narang 8-1-30-0, Suthar 20-0-75-2.
Printed – September 21, 2024 07:41 pm IST
