Duleep Trophy: IND-A vs IND-B: Day-1 Highlights: The first match of Duleep Trophy 2024 is being played between India-A and India-B from 5 September at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. India-B has scored 202 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of the first day of the game. Mushir Khan (105*) and Navdeep Saini (29*) are unbeaten at the crease.

Avesh Khan gave India-A its first success

Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal came out to open the innings for India-B. However, the partnership between the two batsmen did not last long. Avesh Khan gave his team the first breakthrough by dismissing Abhimanyu Easwaran (13) in the 13th over. Yashasvi Jaiswal was looking in good rhythm, but he was dismissed for 30 runs against Khalil Ahmed in the 22nd over.

Sarfaraz, Pant and Reddy returned to the pavilion cheaply

There were high expectations from middle order batsmen Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy. But all three batsmen disappointed the team. Avesh Khan dismissed Sarfaraz Khan (9) LBW in the 33rd over. After this, Rishabh Pant lost his wicket on 7 runs due to a brilliant catch by India-A captain Shubman Gill. At the same time, Akash Deep sent Nitish Kumar Reddy to the pavilion on a golden duck, giving the fifth blow to the opposing team at a score of 80.

Washington and Sai Kishore also could not stay on the crease for long

Mushir Khan was holding the innings together from one end, but he did not get support from the middle order as well as the lower-order batsmen. Washington Sundar (0) and Sai Kishore (1) also could not stay at the crease for long.

There has been a partnership of 108 runs between Mushir and Navdeep Saini so far

India-B had lost 7 wickets at a score of 94, from where the pair of Mushir Khan and Navdeep Saini brought the team back. Mushir Khan played his responsibility from one end and scored a century in 205 balls. Earlier, he had completed his half-century in 122 balls. By the end of the first day of the game, there has been a partnership of 108 runs between Mushir and Navdeep Saini.

On the first day of the match, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Akash Deep took 2 wickets each for India-A.