Duleep Trophy: Narayan Jagadeesan slams his ninth First-Class fifty
Tamil Nadu opener Narayan Jagadeesan played a fine 70-run knock for India B in the ongoing second-round Duleep Trophy match against India C in Anantapur. The opener batted with remarkable resilience in the final session of Day 2 before falling on Day 3 morning. He added 129 runs with fellow opener and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran. Here are further details.
A fine hand from Jagadeesan
Responding to India C's first innings score of 525, India B were off to a brilliant start with Easwaran and Jagadeesan recording an unbeaten 124-run stand on Day 2. Both batters were excellent as they even brought up individual half-centuries. Jagadeesan, who returned unbeaten on 67*, could only add three runs to his total on Day 3 as Anshul Kamboj trapped him lbw.
Here are his FC numbers
With this knock, Jagadeesan has raced to 2,681 runs in 43 First-Class matches at an average of 46-plus. Overall, this was his ninth half-century in this format along with eight centuries. The 2024 Ranji Trophy season saw him slam a double-century and a triple-ton. With 816 runs at 74.18, he finished the season as the fourth-highest run-getter.
How has the match proceeded?
India C posted a massive total of 525/10 while batting first in the game. While Ishan Kishan (111) hammered a brilliant hundred, Ruturaj Gaikwad, (58), Baba Indrajith (78), and Manav Suthar (82) were the others to score over 50 for India C. Mukesh Kumar and Rahul Chahar dismissed four batters each. In reply, India B openers got their side off to a fine start.
