Decoding Duleep Trophy 2024 season in stats
India A bagged the 2024 edition of the Duleep Trophy after beating India C at Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur on Sunday. India A scored 297 in the first innings before bowling out India C for 234. In their 2nd innings, India A scored 286/8d. Sai Sudharsan's century wasn't enough for India C, who lost by 132 runs. Here are the tournament stats.
Points table summary
India A collected 12 points from three matches, having claimed two wins and one defeat. India A's NRR read +0.258. India C, who failed to force a draw on Day 4, finished 2nd, collecting nine points from three matches (NRR: -0.469). Meanwhile, India D, who defeated India B, finished last with six points (NRR: +0.323). 3rd-placed India B managed 7 points (NRR: -0.205).
Here are the top scorers
India D batter Ricky Bhui was the top scorer. Across three matches (6 innings), Bhui scored 359 runs at 71.80. He smashed two tons and a fifty. India B's Abhimanyu Easwaran slammed a total of 309 runs at 77.25 from five innings, hitting two tons. India A's Shashwat Rawat slammed 3 successive 50-plus scores. He managed 256 runs from 4 innings at 85.33.
Here are the top wicket-takers
India C bowler, Anshul Kamboj, was the top wicket-taker with 16 scalps at 17.12. He managed one five-wicket haul with the best of 8/69. India B's Mukesh Kumar shone with 15 scalps at 28.60. He managed two four-fers. Fellow India B pacer, Navdeep Saini, finished with 14 scalps at 25.42. He managed one fifer. India D's Arshdeep Singh claimed 13 scalps at 21.
Decoding the unique batting and bowling stats
As per ESPNcricinfo, Easwaran and Bhui were the only two batters with multiple centuries (2 each). Rawat, Bhui and Devdutt Padikkal hammered the most fifty-plus scores (3 each). Sanju Samson and Bhui smashed the most sixes (8 each). Akash Deep, Mukesh and Harshit Rana owned the most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) - 2 each, Kamboj's 8/69 was the best bowling performance in an innings.
Here are the top two partnerships (batting)
Musheer Khan and Saini's 205-run stand for the 8th wicket in round 1 was the top partnership. Musheer and Saini clocked the record versus India A for India B. Ishan Kishan and Baba Indrajith added 189 runs for India C against India B (3rd wicket).
