Pratham Singh becomes second centurion of Duleep Trophy 2024: Details
Pratham Singh, a 31-year-old cricketer from Delhi, is making waves in the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024. The India A opener brought up a remarkable century for India A on Day 3 of the ongoing match against India D in Anantapur. Singh completed his fifty in the final session of Day 2 and walked back unbeaten. He has now brought up his second First-Class hundred. Pratham ended up scoring 122 off 189 balls (12 fours, 1 six).
Singh's contribution to India A's lead in Duleep Trophy
India A, who had earned a 107-run first-innings lead, further tightened their grip in the game thanks to Pratham. He and Mayank Agarwal (56) added 115 runs for the opening wicket on Day 2 before the latter was dismissed. Pratham, who returned unbeaten on 59*, continued his good work on Day 3 morning and brought up a fine ton. He also recorded a 104-run stand with Tilak Varma for the second wicket before departing.
Singh's journey in domestic cricket
Born on August 31, 1992, in Delhi, Pratham has been a consistent performer for Railways at the domestic level. He also represented them in the U19 side. Earlier this year in February, he scored an unbeaten 169 while playing for Railways against Tripura. Despite being part of IPL 2024 title winners Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions earlier, he didn't get to play any match for them.
Singh's impressive statistics in 1st-class cricket
In his First-Class career, Singh has raced to 1,690 runs across 30 matches with an average of 35-plus. This includes two hundreds and 10 half-centuries. He also has 1,097 runs from 28 List A games at an average of 40.62 with two centuries and eight fifties to his name. In T20 format, he has played 41 games and amassed a total of 1,132 runs at an average of nearly 30 including eight fifties.
Summary of the duel
India A have handed themselves a massive chance of inflicting a heavy defeat on India D. They posted 290/10 while batting first thanks to Shams Mulani (89) and Tanush Kotian (53). For India D, Harshit Rana claimed a four-fer. In response, India D struggled with the bat (183/10). Devdutt Padikkal was the lone fighter with 92 runs. Thanks to Pratham, India A have now extended their lead past 300.
Do you know?
Pratham has become just the second centurion of the ongoing tourney. He joined Musheer Khan, who scored 181 for India B against India A in the opener. His performance was instrumental in leading India B to a victory by 76 runs.
