Mayank Agarwal, Pratham Singh give India A edge after Devdutt Padikkal makes 92 for India D in Duleep Trophy | Cricket News
NEW DELHI:India A ended the second day of the Duleep Trophy match strongly at 115 for one in their second innings. This performance adds to their advantage over India D, with a total lead of 222 runs on Friday in Anantapur.
Captain Mayank Agarwal made 56 runs from 87 balls, while Pratham Singh remained unbeaten with 59 runs from 82 balls. India A had earlier scored 290 in their first innings.Their bowling then restricted India D to 183, despite a notable 92 from Devdutt Padikkal.
Agarwal and Singh built up runs quickly until Agarwal was dismissed by part-time spinner Shreyas Iyer on the last ball of the day, handing over a simple catch, reported PTI.
India A’s bowlers also kept up the pressure. Khaleel Ahmed and Aaqib Khan each took three wickets to dismantle India D’s lineup.
Although Padikkal defied the bowlers with a solid 124-ball 92 — hitting 15 boundaries — he fell short of a century. Padikkal succumbed to a catch off Prasidh Krishna’s bowling.
This was Prasidh Krishna’s first competitive match since recovering from a quadricep injury he sustained in January during Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy game against Gujarat.
Harshit Rana was notable with a quick 31 off 29 balls, including two sixes, but his effort only reduced the run deficit marginally. He also clinched four wickets, ending India A’s first innings at 290.
India D will need to regroup quickly to close the gap created by India A’s strong performance in both innings so far.
Captain Mayank Agarwal made 56 runs from 87 balls, while Pratham Singh remained unbeaten with 59 runs from 82 balls. India A had earlier scored 290 in their first innings.Their bowling then restricted India D to 183, despite a notable 92 from Devdutt Padikkal.
Agarwal and Singh built up runs quickly until Agarwal was dismissed by part-time spinner Shreyas Iyer on the last ball of the day, handing over a simple catch, reported PTI.
India A’s bowlers also kept up the pressure. Khaleel Ahmed and Aaqib Khan each took three wickets to dismantle India D’s lineup.
Although Padikkal defied the bowlers with a solid 124-ball 92 — hitting 15 boundaries — he fell short of a century. Padikkal succumbed to a catch off Prasidh Krishna’s bowling.
This was Prasidh Krishna’s first competitive match since recovering from a quadricep injury he sustained in January during Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy game against Gujarat.
Harshit Rana was notable with a quick 31 off 29 balls, including two sixes, but his effort only reduced the run deficit marginally. He also clinched four wickets, ending India A’s first innings at 290.
India D will need to regroup quickly to close the gap created by India A’s strong performance in both innings so far.
