In the important match of the currently being played Duleep Trophy 2024, captain Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly in his second innings for India D and completed his half-century in just 37 balls. Shreyas Iyer scored 50 runs in 40 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six in this match. Shreyas Iyer failed to make an impression in his first innings of this match and returned to the pavilion without opening the account.

However, in the second innings, he batted very well and scored an important half-century for his team. Let us tell you that in the second innings, India D lost three wickets for 18 runs. India B bowlers maintained the pressure against India D. However, as soon as Shreyas Iyer came to bat, he started hitting hard from the very first ball.

37 BALL FIFTY BY SHREYAS IYER IN THE DULEEP TROPHY. pic.twitter.com/sFObmemssV

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There was no bowler from India B who could keep Shreyas Iyer quiet in the second innings. Not only this, due to this innings of Shreyas Iyer, India D has taken control of the match on the third day of the game.

India D’s top order failed

In this match, India D scored 349 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings. Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson played a stormy innings of 106 runs while batting explosively for the team. Apart from Sanju Samson, Ricky Bhui contributed 56 runs while KS Bharat scored 52 runs. Devdutt Padikkal played a valuable innings of 50 runs. Navdeep Saini took 5 wickets for India B while Rahul Chahar took three wickets.

In reply, India B was all out for 282 runs in their first innings. Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 116 runs for the team while Washington Sundar played a brilliant innings of 87 runs. However, apart from these two players, no other batsman of the team could leave his mark in this match. Saurabh Kumar took 5 wickets for India D while Arshdeep Singh took three wickets.

Even though India D lost four wickets early in their second innings, the team still has many players who can bat well in this match and take their team to a big score.