NEW DELHI: India B’s Abhimanyu Easwaran scored an unbeaten 143 runs to guide his team to 309 for 7 against India C in their Duleep Trophy match in Anantapur on Saturday.
Despite Easwaran’s century, India B are still trailing by 216 runs and require 66 more runs to avoid a follow-on with only three wickets remaining.
India C had earlier posted a massive first-innings score of 525, with Ishan Kishan scoring a century.
On Day 3, Easwaran, the India B captain, played an impressive 262-ball innings amid a string of dismissals, thanks to India C pacer Anshul Kamboj‘s five-wicket haul.
Starting the day at 124 for no loss, with Easwaran at 51 not out and Narayan Jagadeesan at 67 not out, India B faced early setbacks when Kamboj dismissed Jagadeesan for 70 runs in the fourth over of the morning session.
The breakthrough ended a 129-run partnership.
Kamboj then swiftly removed Musheer Khan for 1 run, Sarfaraz Khan for 16 runs, Rinku Singh for 6 runs, and Nithis Kumar Reddy for 2 runs, leaving India B struggling at 194 for 5.
Easwaran tried to stabilize the innings with partnerships of 43 runs with Washington Sundar and 46 runs with Sai Kishore.
By the end of the day, Rahul Chahar was at 18 not out, accompanying Easwaran.
However, with just three wickets left, avoiding a follow-on remains a challenging task for India B.
India C captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has the option not to enforce a follow-on, considering that tomorrow is the final day and India C already holds a significant first-innings lead, ensuring them three points. If Gaikwad enforces the follow-on and wins, India C will earn six points.
Brief Score:
India C: 525 all in 124.1 overs vs India B: 309 for 7 in 101 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran batting 143, Narayan Jagadeesan 70; Anshul Kamboj 5/66).
Despite Easwaran’s century, India B are still trailing by 216 runs and require 66 more runs to avoid a follow-on with only three wickets remaining.
India C had earlier posted a massive first-innings score of 525, with Ishan Kishan scoring a century.
On Day 3, Easwaran, the India B captain, played an impressive 262-ball innings amid a string of dismissals, thanks to India C pacer Anshul Kamboj‘s five-wicket haul.
Starting the day at 124 for no loss, with Easwaran at 51 not out and Narayan Jagadeesan at 67 not out, India B faced early setbacks when Kamboj dismissed Jagadeesan for 70 runs in the fourth over of the morning session.
The breakthrough ended a 129-run partnership.
Kamboj then swiftly removed Musheer Khan for 1 run, Sarfaraz Khan for 16 runs, Rinku Singh for 6 runs, and Nithis Kumar Reddy for 2 runs, leaving India B struggling at 194 for 5.
Easwaran tried to stabilize the innings with partnerships of 43 runs with Washington Sundar and 46 runs with Sai Kishore.
By the end of the day, Rahul Chahar was at 18 not out, accompanying Easwaran.
However, with just three wickets left, avoiding a follow-on remains a challenging task for India B.
India C captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has the option not to enforce a follow-on, considering that tomorrow is the final day and India C already holds a significant first-innings lead, ensuring them three points. If Gaikwad enforces the follow-on and wins, India C will earn six points.
Brief Score:
India C: 525 all in 124.1 overs vs India B: 309 for 7 in 101 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran batting 143, Narayan Jagadeesan 70; Anshul Kamboj 5/66).
