Aryan Juyal and Rajat Patidar score an unbeaten 44 in just 77 balls to give India C some hope, which brings their score up to 123/2. When Mukesh Kumar traps Patidar in front, however, the game seems lost for India A.
Navdeep Saini strikes again! Inducing an edge, and the gully fielder taking an excellent catch.
In this article, we will discuss the high lights or top players list of India A Vs India B Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
The Duleep Trophy 2024-25 featured a match between India A and India B starting on September 5, 2024, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The squads for both teams were as follows:
| India A | India B |
|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (Captain) | Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain) |
| Mayank Agarwal | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Riyan Parag | Sarfaraz Khan |
| Dhruv Jurel (Wicket-Keeper) | Rishabh Pant (Wicket-Keeper) |
| KL Rahul (Wicket-Keeper) | N Jagadeesan (Wicket-Keeper) |
| Tilak Varma | Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| Shivam Dube | Washington Sundar |
| Tanush Kotian | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Navdeep Saini |
| Akash Deep | Yash Dayal |
| Prasidh Krishna | Mukesh Kumar |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Rahul Chahar |
| Avesh Khan | R. Sai Kishore |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | Mohit Avasthi |
| Kumar Kushagra | Musheer Khan |
| Shashwat Rawat | – |
India A vs India B
India A and India B will square off against each other in a Duleep Trophy match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru for an M Chinnaswamy Duleep Trophy matchup at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on January 18. Shubman Gill will captain India A while Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead India B in an attempt to claim an early advantage during this competition’s round robin format competition.
India A’s new-look squad boasts several experienced heads, such as openers Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul. Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ajinkya Rahan will also play key roles in this side – while many young cricketers compete to secure spots in India’s main Test squad.
Ajinkya Rahan and Mayank Agarwal have begun well, yet are far off their targets. Both players appear content to play defensively without going for runs themselves; it will be interesting to see whether their strategy changes over time or remains the same.
India B had an excellent start to their day as they finished off their innings on 231/6, thanks to some excellent bowling by Navdeep Saini who took two wickets with quick deliveries that caused Ajinkya Rahan’s edge to be caught by Nitish Reddy at gully. Musheer Khan came out bat and scored an unbeaten knock of 61 not out (46b, 4×4, 3×6) that propelled India B to an early lead of 240 runs; enough for them to win and take six points from round 1. These teams will meet again for round two on September 9, with only the winner going onto qualify for quarter-finals of competition.
Day 1
India B made an encouraging start, as Yash Dubey reached his half-century. Navdeep Saini gave him the chance to hit an expansive drive, which ended up landing safely in the fielder’s hands – an outstanding wicket for Saini!
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are attempting to form an effective partnership here, though Australia’s bowlers have proven formidable competition. Reaching 200 before Stumps closes will prove challenging.
Jasprit Bumrah strikes in the final over of Day 1! He captures Usman Khawaja’s scalp by edging it towards KL Rahul at second slip and does not celebrate, instead heading up towards Sam Konstas with whom he had an exchange minutes earlier.
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have done well to maintain India A’s innings so far, yet are losing wickets at regular intervals despite putting in their best effort – though their efforts may not result in raising India A’s score above 150 before time runs out.
On September 5, 2024, India A and India B will square off at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to launch the new format of Duleep Trophy tournament. Four teams will compete round robin format without knockout stages; international players Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have been rested for this round while Prasidh Krishna returns into his team and hopes to impress as lead bowler during this tournament.
Day 2
At this stage of the match, India B is still trailing significantly and needs to make up ground in order to win this Duleep Trophy match. One or two more wickets could see India B forced to chase the target with only an hour and half remaining.
Riyan Parag is looking in good form and playing some breathtaking shots, but unfortunately he gets out after edging a ball from Yash Dayal into his wicketkeeper’s hands – this batsman had looked dangerously close to scoring his maiden first-class century!
Abhishek Porel of India C is the next batsman to fall, trying to play an aggressive shot that ultimately failed and landed safely in fielder hands. Australia now have an opportunity to claim three additional wickets before the final day concludes.
Saurabh Kumar of India B has made the breakthrough. With a delivery that skidded along and caught Suyash Prabhudessai in front, looking to play his sweep shot, but was out for an unbeaten duck.
Tanush Kotian delivered a low delivery that struck Saransh Jain on his left-hander side in front, forcing him to walk back for eight off 39 balls after appealing the decision to review. Manav Suthar then attempted to cut but edged straight to gully as his attempt failed and brought total to 275. Sandeep Warrier remains unbeaten at 11 at one end and shares an important partnership with KL Rahul who is on 88 and inching towards their century stand together.
Day 3
India B is in a tight battle against India A, and their chances depend on whether Riyan Parag and KL Rahul can form a stable partnership. Their start hasn’t been stellar, so quick runs may be required if India B are going to stay ahead in this contest.
Some overs later, Rahul got a leading edge off Mukesh Kumar that went towards third slip and Shreyas Iyer made a fantastic diving catch as Rahul played through to score his 107-ball 57. Mukesh then followed up with another slower ball outside off and Rahul was once more denied his fifty.
N. Jagadeesan and Abhimanyu Easwaran’s unbeaten opening stand of 121 runs powered India-B to an admirable total. On Day 3, they will attempt to continue this partnership by fighting back and giving India A an emotional blowback.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was caught behind off Mukesh Kumar’s bowling as he attempted to cut short balls but edged one to Shivam Dube who caught it out of the back of his helmet. India A suffered another loss as they lost one wicket with Gaikwad being caught off bowling from Mukesh Kumar who caught it as Gaikwad attempted to hit it out for runs against short deliveries and edged it towards his wicketkeeper, Shivam Dube.
Riyan Parag continues to frustrate India B with some poor shot selection and loses his wicket for 30 off 64 balls after failing to grasp hold of the ball – eventually out while trying to hook a delivery down leg side for four, leaving Riyan parag with an expression of dissatisfaction as he walks off disappointed and replaced by Akash Deep.
Day 4
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill fell early, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli kept India’s hopes alive by creating an unbroken partnership of 91 with an unbeaten fifty off 45 deliveries for Yashasvi to finally catch wicketkeeper Marnus Labuschagne and end his innings as India were reduced to 181/6.
Mukesh Kumar makes an immediate comeback after lunch as he nabs Tanush Kotian for a golden duck off just the first delivery in an over. Kotian attempted to nudge one towards his body from Rishabh Pant but the ball passed straight back through to keeper.
KL Rahul continues to defend but isn’t scoring at an alarming rate, keeping India A in contention with just 153 runs needed for victory. If they want him back at his best and secure victory they need him at bat more quickly!
Musheer takes an incredible catch to dispatch Dube. After picking up a leading edge off of Dube’s bat, he dives to his right to make an amazing catch and claim another wicket for India’s number two batsman, thus ending his stay.
Khaleel Ahmed resumes proceedings after tea. Gaikwad and Patidar from India C are at the crease and it remains to be seen if they can avoid collapsing; their wicket ratio currently stands at 63/1 with Samson and Bhui coming in on either end.