Duleep Trophy 2024 kicked off with India C taking on India D in the second match at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh on September 5. India C won the toss and opted to bowl first. Within 11 overs, India D were reduced to 34 runs for five wickets. The highest score among the top five batters was Yash Dubey’s 10 runs.
Captain Shreyas Iyer disappointed with just 9 runs and Devdutt Padikkal continued his loose touch with the bat, getting dismissed for a duck. Wicket-keeper batter, Srikar Bharat scored just 13 runs and Axar Patel did the heavy lifting batting at number seven. The tail-enders did not ably support the all-rounder, and despite no substantial aid, he notched 86 runs off 118 balls embellished with six boundaries and as many maximums.
Thanks to Axar’s match-saving innings, India D posted 164 runs on the board batting for just 48.3. The southpaw eventually fell to Hrithik Shokeen trying to slog and was caught by Manav Suthar. Vijaykumar Vyshak dazzled with three wickets as Himanshu Chauhan and Anshul Kamboj chipped in with two wickets each for India C.
Here’s how ‘X’ reacted to Axar’s inning in the Duleep Trophy, Round 1 Match:
Axar Patel is in no mood to be defensive, hits 6️⃣, 4️⃣, 6️⃣ 🔥#DuleepTrophy2024pic.twitter.com/6MGmlwwIdh
— Sports with naveen (@sportswnaveen) September 5, 2024
Axar Patel has time & again proved that he has the technique & temperament of the highest quality,be it any format he has always delivered.A great find,hope he continues to do it for India for a longer time.#DuleepTeophy
— Archisman Mishra (@iamarchis16) September 5, 2024
Give him the Title of Sir Axar Patel
— 𝕐𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧 (@_Yasin18_) September 5, 2024
Axar Patel has done more than enough in the test format to be considered only as a batter if not as an all rounder. The form he has shown today is a testament to that. Can easily slot him at 6 after Pant, followed by all rounders and bowlers.#DuleepTrophy2024 #AxarPatel
— Raunak Pradhan (@raunak_26_11) September 5, 2024
What an absolute carry job by a axar patel
— Amit Dubey (@AmitHellboyz143) September 5, 2024
What an absolute carry job by a axar patel
— Amit Dubey (@AmitHellboyz143) September 5, 2024
Wow Axar Patel giving us his batting treat .Score is 154-8 and he has scored 83 out of them with sr of 76 and still batting atm #DuleepTrophy2024
— Cricket on my mind (@bhuvifan2003) September 5, 2024
Ravendra jadeja 2.O
Axar Patel saviour 🔥
— Prasad varma (@Prasadvarm65691) September 5, 2024
Inning of the highest quality! Take a bow , Axar Patel! One of the most Dependable man across formats rn in India!🛐
— iThunder (@HiPrsm) September 5, 2024
Axar Patel is 4th best batsmen out there after Pant,Jaiswal and KL Rahul.
— Kohli’s 235 (@rahulsinggghhh) September 5, 2024
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Playing XIs:
India D:
Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Dubey, Ricky Bhui, Shreyas Iyer(c), Srikar Bharat, Atharva Taide(w), Axar Patel, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Aditya Thakare
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India C:
Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel(w), Baba Indrajith, Aryan Juyal, Hrithik Shokeen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Manav Suthar, Anshul Kamboj, Himanshu Chauhan