Duleep Trophy: Saini and Mukesh take three-fers for India B
India B pacers Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar claimed respective three-fers to bowl India A out for 231 in their first innings at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in Duleep Trophy 2024. Saini took 3/60 from 16 overs with Mukesh chipping in with 3/62 from 19 overs. The performances helped India B take a 90-run lead in the 1st innings. India B had earlier scored 321.
Three scalps each for the two pacers
Saini was instrumental in dismissing India A openers Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal to reduce the opponents to 66/2. In the 42nd over, Saini dismissed Dhruv Jurel (2) as India A were 151/4. Mukesh got into the act thereafter. He started by getting Shivam Dube out before getting the scalps of Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep.
Key numbers Saini and Mukesh
As per ESPNcricinfo, playing his 67th First-Class match, Saini has raced to 187 wickets at 29-plus average. Four of his wickets have come for India across two Test matches. Meanwhile, Team India pacer Mukesh has raced to 169 FC wickets from 44 matches. Notably, he owns 7 Test wickets for India at 25.57.
Summary of the contest
India B rode on Musheer Khan's 181 and Saini's half-century to post a score of 321. Notably, India B were 94/7 at one stage. Akash Deep took four wickets for India A. In response, no India A batters managed a half-century in their 231.
