Cricket is lots about adaptability. Riyan Parag and Shashwat Rawat confirmed that high quality in ample measure on the third day of the Duleep Trophy 2024 match between India A and India C on the Rural Growth Belief Stadium on Saturday.
Parag was a bit extra cautious than traditional, and Rawat was much more aggressive. Their 105-run partnership for the fourth wicket ensured India A had a superb likelihood to drive a win towards India C.
India A was 270 for six in its second innings, a lead of 333. It must be nearly sufficient to contemplate an in a single day declaration.
After making 30, 31, 37, 20 and two on his earlier visits to the crease right here, Parag should be relieved that he might play a big innings – his first fifty within the Duleep Trophy. Rawat already has two fifties and 100 from simply 4 innings within the competitors.
The stocky left-hander from Baroda seems to be promising. After making a 250-ball 124 within the first innings, at a strike price of 49.6, he was scoring at greater than run-a-ball at occasions within the second and went on to hit 53 off 67 balls (4×4, 1×6). He got here down the observe to tackle the spinners, but it surely additionally proved his downfall: he was bowled by a ball that turned sharply in from left-armer Manav Suthar.
Three overs earlier, Parag (73, 101b, 5×4, 1×6) had fallen to a terrific one-handed catch by Ruturaj Gaikwad off Gaurav Yadav. The India C captain ran and timed his bounce at additional cowl to perfection to take what was his third catch of the day.
The primary of these introduced his workforce the primary wicket – Pratham Singh. The opposite opener Mayank Agarwal (34, 60b, 2×4) was bowled by a ball from Anshul Kamboj that got here a great distance in.
Earlier, India C’s first innings, which resumed on the in a single day 216 for seven, ended with the autumn of its ninth wicket with the rating on 234, as B. Indrajith was dominated out of the match after he retired harm on Friday. Avesh Khan picked up each the wickets to complete with three for 64.