India A win final contest to lift Duleep Trophy

Tanush Kotian (3/47) and Prasidh Krishna (3/50) shared six wickets and trumped Sai Sudharsan’s valiant 111 as India A defeated India C by 132 runs to win the Duleep Trophy.

Having entered the final round with six points in two matches and three points behind India C, the ‘A’ team showed incredible resolve from the word go and dominated the final contest of the four-day competition.

The victory took India A to the top of the points table with a total of 12 points from three matches, crowing them as the eventual winners. Chasing 350 on the final day, India C were shot out for 217 in 81.5 overs.

Arshdeep Singh saved his best for the last game and returned career-best figures of 6/40 as India D thrashed India B by 257 runs to end their campaign with a consolation victory. India D, who started the final day’s play at 244/5, ended their second innings at 305, leaving India B with a target of 373 in little over 70 overs. Arshdeep and Aditya Thakare (4/59) then bowled unchanged for 22.2 overs to bundle out Abhimanyu Easwaran’s team for a lowly 115.

Brief scores: India A: 297 & 286/6 decl (Parag 73, Rawat 53; Yadav 4/68) vs India C: 234 & 217 (Sudharsan 111, Gaikwad 44; Krishna 3/50, Kotian 3/47); India D: 349 & 305 (Bhui 119, Shreyas 50; Mukesh 4/98, Saini 3/58) vs India B: 282 & 115 (Arshdeep 6/40).