N. Jagadeesan (148 batting, 260b, 13×4, 2×6) was at his dogged greatest, powering South Zone to a cushty 297 for 3 in 81 overs towards North Zone on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy semifinal right here on Thursday.
On a BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground (1) pitch, which didn’t provide a lot assist to the bowlers, Jagadeesan stood agency for a bit over six hours.
The Tamil Nadu batter and his opening associate Tanmay Agarwal (43, 99b, 5×4) noticed off the new ball expertly. When the afternoon solar peeped out in an in any other case cloudy day, Jagadeesan regarded for the scoring pictures. Anything full from spinners Nishant Sindhu and Mayank Dagar had been casually lifted over the in-field for boundaries.
Jagadeesan, who just lately earned his maiden Test call-up as a alternative for an injured Rishabh Pant, took full benefit of an early reprieve. Batting on 9, he had nicked one from pacer Anshul Kamboj, just for a no-ball to be declared.
Jagadeesan celebrates his century.
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Okay. MURALI KUMAR
No. 3 Devdutt Padikkal (57, 71b, 7×4) regarded fluent, utilizing his toes effectively and discovering the gaps in the area. A free swipe outdoors off to Kamboj, nevertheless, introduced his downfall.
In the different semifinal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (184, 206b, 25×4, 1×6) stole the limelight to information West Zone to 363 for six in 87 overs towards Central Zone.
Ruturaj walked in together with his aspect in delicate trouble at 10 for 2, forward of Shreyas Iyer.
The Maharashtra batter thrived in the firm of Aarya Desai (39), Shreyas (25) and Tanush Kotian (65 batting, 121b, 5×4) to achieve his eighth First Class century. Ruturaj regarded set for a maiden double hundred till he was stumped by off-spinner Saransh Jain.
Shreyas’ hopes of creating a degree to the nationwide selectors got here undone with a poor stroke. Attempting a late reduce to a pointy, straight supply from left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, Shreyas misplaced his stumps.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) additionally upset, falling leg-before to Khaleel in the first over.
The scores: At BCCI CoE Ground (1): South Zone 297/3 in 81 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 43, N. Jagadeesan 148 batting, Devdutt Padikkal 57) vs North Zone; Toss: North.
At BCCI CoE Ground (2): West Zone 363/6 in 87 overs (Aarya Desai 39, Ruturaj Gaikwad 184, Tanush Kotian 65 batting) vs Central Zone; Toss: West.
