Shreyas Iyer goes for duck again, Sanju Samson quick fires with 89 against India B in Duleep Trophy 2024

New Delhi: Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson rescued India D with a brilliant unbeaten fifty against India B in the Duleep Trophy 2024 final-round fixtures on Thursday. The star wicketkeeper batter smashed a quick 89* to boost India D to a challenging total of 306 for 5 at the end of Day 1 in Anantapur.

SANJU SAMSON IS ON!

– Sanju Samson lights up the game for India D with 89* off 83, featuring 10 fours and 3 sixes! pic.twitter.com/rGa8TnmZuj

— Sports With Naveen (@sportscey) September 19, 2024

It is also worth mentioning that Captain Shreyas Iyer registered a five-ball duck as he continued for consistency in red-ball cricket. Iyer also registered a duck against India A in the second-round fixture after being dropped from India’s squad for the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh. Fans are still waiting for the batter’s comeback.

Talking about today’s match reports, Iyer’s poor show was overshadowed by Samson’s brilliant innings batting at No.6 for India D. He scored 89* off just 83 balls with the help of ten fours and three sixes to return to form. Samson scored 45 runs across two innings against India A in his last match and remains out of contention for India’s Test squad.

If we talk about the match things were looking good for India D, Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharat and Ricky Bhui registered a fifty each but were not able to convert it into big innings. In-form spinner Rahul Chahar picked three wickets, including a big wicket of Shreyas, while Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar bagged one each for India D.