Openers pratham singh

Rural Development Trust Stadium: Openers Pratham Singh and Mayank Agarwal shared a 115-run opening stand for India A in the second innings before the latter was taken out by Shreyas Iyer on the last delivery of day two’s play in the Duleep Trophy second round match at the Rural Development Trust Stadium on Friday.

At stumps, India A are at 115/1 and lead by 222 runs with nine wickets in hand, after day two’s play yielded 13 wickets overall. In the morning, India A’s inning ended at 289, with Shams Mulani’s rearguard act ending on 89.

In reply, pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Aaqib Khan took three scalps each to bowl out India D for 183, as India A took a 107-run first innings lead. Left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal waged a lone battle for India D through his knock of 92, while Harshit Rana chipped in with a useful 31.