Dindigul(TN): Delhi batsman Dhruv Shorey (86
batting) held firm as India Blue struggled to 183 for 5 in reply to
India Red's first innings total of 316 on day two of the Duleep Trophy
match at the NPR College ground.
Shorey, who played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL earlier this year, showed he could grind it out in the longer version too as he negotiated a hard-working India Red bowling attack to lead the Blue's fightback after the team had slipped to 18 for 3.
Paceman Rajneesh Gurbani, who starred in Vidarbha's maiden Ranji
Trophy triumph last season, took two of the first three wickets to fall
to peg India Blue back.
He dismissed Bengal left-hander Abhishek Raman (26 balls, 2X4) in the sixth over and later sent back the talented Anmolpreet Singh (1) to leave India Blue at 18 for 3.
In between Jammu and Kashmir off-spinner Parvez Rasool castled skipper Faiz Fazal for 1.
Shorey and Andhra batsman Ricky Bhui (41, 5X4, 1X6) put on 112 runs for r the fourth wicket in an enterprising display of batting. Shorey looked particularly good in handling the likes of Gurbani and spinners Rasool and Shahbaz Nadeem with panache.
He hit eight fours and a six in his 174-ball vigil.
Earlier, when India Red resumed at 256 for 4, Siddhesh Lad, who was batting on 83, could only add five runs to his overnight score, falling to Bandaru Ayyappa.
Ashutosh Singh, who retired hurt on 34 yesterday, returned to the middle and remained not out on 41.
He added some vital runs with Abhimanyu Mithun (31, 4X4, 1X6).
Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and Akshay Wakhare finished with three wickets each while Ayyappa and Jaydev Unadkat had two scalps each.
Shorey, who played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL earlier this year, showed he could grind it out in the longer version too as he negotiated a hard-working India Red bowling attack to lead the Blue's fightback after the team had slipped to 18 for 3.
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He dismissed Bengal left-hander Abhishek Raman (26 balls, 2X4) in the sixth over and later sent back the talented Anmolpreet Singh (1) to leave India Blue at 18 for 3.
In between Jammu and Kashmir off-spinner Parvez Rasool castled skipper Faiz Fazal for 1.
Shorey and Andhra batsman Ricky Bhui (41, 5X4, 1X6) put on 112 runs for r the fourth wicket in an enterprising display of batting. Shorey looked particularly good in handling the likes of Gurbani and spinners Rasool and Shahbaz Nadeem with panache.
He hit eight fours and a six in his 174-ball vigil.
Earlier, when India Red resumed at 256 for 4, Siddhesh Lad, who was batting on 83, could only add five runs to his overnight score, falling to Bandaru Ayyappa.
Ashutosh Singh, who retired hurt on 34 yesterday, returned to the middle and remained not out on 41.
He added some vital runs with Abhimanyu Mithun (31, 4X4, 1X6).
Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and Akshay Wakhare finished with three wickets each while Ayyappa and Jaydev Unadkat had two scalps each.
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