Duleep Trophy 2024: Ricky Bhui plays resilient knock in mammoth run chase against India A

India A and India D are hard at work, taking on each other in the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024. India D found themselves in a very precarious situation as they looked to chase down 488 runs in the second innings to win the game. India D got off to a subpar start to the run chase, opening the innings with Yash Dubey scoring 37 runs in 94 deliveries, with Atharva Taide getting out for a duck. 

However, it was the resilience of 27-year-old Ricky Bhui that kept India D in the game. Coming into bat after the fall of one wicket, Bhui played a marvellous knock and kept India A’s bowling attack at bay.

Coming out to bat, Bhui scored 113 runs in 195 deliveries and helped India D come close to the mammoth target. However, after scoring 113 runs, Tanush Kotian was the bowler who finally managed to dismiss Bhui after Riyan Parag took his catch. 

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After Bhui’s wicket, Devdutt Padikkal failed to follow up his knock and was sent packing for just one run. Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson scored 41 and 40 runs, respectively. Furthermore, India A’s bowling attack did a commendable job in limiting India D after Ricky Bhui’s heroics. 

Saurabh Kumar and Harshit Rana left after scoring 22 and 24 runs, respectively. By the 83rd over of the second innings, India D scored 301 runs but had lost nine wickets in the process. 

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As for India A, Tanush Kotian had been the highest wicket taker in the second innings with four wickets to his name by the 83rd over. Shams Mulani took three wickets, alongside Khaleel Ahmed, who took one wicket as well. Furthermore, Riyan Parag took one wicket as well to win the game for India A.

In the mammoth run chase of 488 runs, India D’s continued to look slimmer by the minute ever since Ricky Bhui was shown the way to the pavilion. eventually, the side was bundled out for 301 runs as India A won the game by 186 runs.