India D 349 (Samson 106, Bhui 56, Saini 5-74) and 305 (Bhui 119*, Mukesh 4-98, Saini 3-58) beat India B 282 (Easwaran 116, Washington 87, Saurabh 5-73) and 115 (Nitish 40*, Arshdeep 6-40, Thakare 4-59) by 257 runs
Arshdeep Singh’s first-class career-best of 6 for 40 helped deliver a consolation win for India D in the final round of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25, in Anantapur. Set 373 for victory in a little over two sessions, India B folded for 115 in just 22.2 overs, with Arshdeep and Vidarbha seamer Aditya Thakare, who got 4 for 59, picking up all ten wickets between them.
Arshdeep’s strikes across both innings included the big one of Suryakumar Yadav, who only managed scores of 5 and 16 in his first first-class fixture in over a year. Left-arm seamer Arshdeep, who picked up only his second five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, finished with a match haul of 9 for 90.
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Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
Source: ESPN Crickinfo