Duleep Trophy 2024/25, IND-B vs IND-D Match Report 5, September 19 – 22, 2024

India D 349 and 244 for 5 (Bhui 90*, Iyer 50, Samson 45, Mukesh 3-80) lead India B 282 (Easwaran 116, Washington 87, Saurabh Kumar 5-73) by 311 runs

Resuming at 210 for 6, India B stretched their total to 282. Most of those runs came with the help of Washington Sundar, who top scored with 87. Left-arm pacer Saurabh Kumar claimed all the wickets to fall on the day, finishing with the tally. 5 for 73, his five in first-class cricket.

India D’s second innings started with a lot of wickets as Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar reduced them to 18 for 3. It was at this point that Iyer, who was out for a five-ball duck in the first innings, decided to attack. He hit seven fours and a six off 39 deliveries before becoming Mukesh’s third wicket.

Samson, the first innings centurion, started his debut tally, putting together a 68-run stand with Bhui. The sixth wicket stand between Bhui and Akash Sengupta was worth 94 when stumps were called.

India B is currently second in the table and faces an uphill battle to win the title. To have a shot, they need to win outright and hope that India C or India A don’t win outright.