North India Statesman
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In the first round match of Duleep Trophy 2024, India-C easily defeated Shreyas Iyer-led India-D by 4 wickets. In this banana match played in Anantapur, India-C, under the captaincy of Rituraj Gaikwad, achieved the target of 233 runs by losing 6 wickets on the third day of the match. While chasing the target in the second innings for India-C, captain Rituraj and Rajat Patidar played brilliant innings, while Abhishek Porel made a useful contribution in the second innings like the first innings and led the team to victory.
The results were declared on the third day
For the first time in almost 6 years, a first class match held in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh was declared over in just 3 days. As expected, the fast bowlers dominated in the beginning, but the spinners also showed their prowess in the third and fourth innings. India C spinner Manav Suthar proved to be a game changer. He took 7 wickets in the second innings of India-D and played a key role in dismissing the entire team for just 236 runs.
Great innings by the captain
India-C had a lead of 4 runs in the first innings, so the target in front of them was only 233 runs in the last innings. The target could have proved difficult on the third and fourth day as well, but its captain Rituraj batted aggressively as soon as he came and gave the team a quick start. He especially targeted India-D's fast bowler Harshit Rana, who wreaked havoc by taking 4 wickets in the first innings. The opening pair of Rituraj and Sai Sudarshan scored 64 runs in 11 overs for the first wicket.
led the team to victory
It was here that India-D spinner Saransh Jain returned to the team by dismissing both of them but it did not last long. Rajat Patidar and Aryan Juyal added 88 runs for the third wicket. Here Saransh gave a ray of hope to the team by taking 2 wickets but Abhishek Porel along with Manav gave the team victory.
