New Delhi: Manav Suthar was arguably the pick of the bowler for the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India C as they defeated Shreyas Iyer-led India D by 4 wickets in the first round of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25 on Saturday, June 07. Left-arm spinner Suthar wreaked havoc with the ball as he picked up a seven-wicket haul during India D’s second innings to set up a thumping victory for his team.
Suthar managed only a solitary wicket as India C pacers dominated the proceedings during the first innings of Iyer & Co. at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur. However, the left-arm spinner stole the show during India D’s second innings as he spun a web around the batters with his wizardry.
Suthar opened his account with the prized scalp of Devdutt Padikkal during India D’s 2nd innings on Day 2 before running riot. The left-arm spinner went on to dismiss KS Bharat, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain and Arshdeep Singh in quick succession to complete his fifer at the close of the day’s play on Friday while reducing Iyer & Co. to 206/8 at stumps.
India D could only manage to add 30 runs to their overnight tally on Day 3 of the encounter on Saturday as Suthar dismissed both Axar Patel and Aditya Thakare to finish with excellent figures of 7/49 and bundle out the opposition for 236 runs. Courtesy of Suthar’s bowling heroics, Gaikwad’s India C got a target of 233 runs in their second innings.
Skipper Gaikwad led from the front with a brilliant 46-run knock laced with 8 boundaries while the likes of Aryan Juyal (47), Rajat Patidar (44) and Abhishek Porel (35) made vital contributions as India C chased down the target inside 61 overs to wrap up a comfortable victory on Day 3 on Saturday.
All you need to know about spinner Manav Suthar
22-year-old Manav Suthar is a talented spinner who hails from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and plays domestic cricket for his state team. A left-arm spinner, Suthar made his first-class debut for Rajasthan against Andhra in February last year. He has also played for India A and the India U-19s and was also part of the Gujarat Titans (GT) squad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Suthar was roped in by Gujarat Titans at his base price of Rs 20 lakh in the IPL 2024 auction. He made his IPL debut for the Titans in their clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) where he went wicket-less while conceding 26 runs. The left-arm spinner has so far played 15 matches in his first-class career and has an impressive 73 wickets to his name at an average of 22.90 and an economy of 3, including 4 five-wicket hauls.
Suthar has 15 wickets in 8 List A matches with the best figures of 3/32. He will be hoping to continue his impressive run for India C in their upcoming matches in Duleep Trophy 2024-25 as he continues to audition for the spinner’s role in Team India in Tests in the near future.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar ran riot with the ball as he picked up a 7-wicket haul to power Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India C to a thumping victory in the first round of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25. Here is all you need to know about Manav Suthar. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
