New Delhi: Devdutt Padikkal impressed with a superb half-century in the ongoing Duleep Trophy match between India A and India D at the Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur. The Karnataka batter emerged as the lone warrior for India D, scoring 92 in the total team score of 183. The wickets kept falling at one end but Padikkal fought brilliantly to take his team near the 200-run mark.
Besides Padikkal, only three India D other batters – Yash Dube (14), Ricky Bhui (23) and Harshit Rana (31) reached double figures.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer failed to impress, getting out for a 7-ball duck.
Amidst a flurry of wickets, Padikkal, not only held one end but scored at a brisk pace to keep the scoreboard ticking. Padikkal’s 92-run knock came off 124 deliveries including 15 boundaries.
The southpaw tried his best to take India D’s total past the 200-run mark but ran out of partners at the other end. Despite his valiant knock, India D fell 107-un short of India A’s first innings total of 290.
Khaleel Ahmed and Aqib Khan were the chief destructors for India A, picking up three wickets apiece.
Padikkal’s knock, though, gave India D a fighting chance to make a comeback in the second essay.
Padikkal continues superb List A run
Courtesy of his superb 92, Padikkal’s batting average in List A cricket reached 81.52. The stylish left-hander has scored 1875 runs in 30 matches (29 innings) including 11 half-centuries and eight hundreds. His highest score in List-A cricket is 152 and he bats with an impressive strike rate of 91.46.
Fans on social media hailed the left-handed batter after his supreme knock.
Devdutt Paddikal scored 92 runs.Nice innings by Devdutt Paddikal.#DuleepTrophy pic.twitter.com/qP1axSvaUm
— ASHER.🇮🇳. (@ASHUTOSHAB10731) September 13, 2024
Devdutt Paddikal averages a staggering 81.5 in 30 Innings in List A cricket 🚨‼️
— Dr. Arnav (@TheDrArnav) September 13, 2024
Besides Iyer, Sanju Samson was also in the spotlight in the Duleep Trophy second-round match. The Kerala batter, though, failed to make the most of the opportunity, losing his wicket to Aqib Khan for just five runs.
Earlier this year, Padikkal scored his maiden international fifty on his Test debut against England at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
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