Shubman Gill won the toss on Thursday morning and, as expected, chose to bowl first on a lush green pitch favorable to seamers. Khaleel Ahmed and Akash Deep, with the new ball, took full advantage of the conditions, extracting significant seam movement and variable bounce.
Yashasvi Jaiswal countered their threat with his flair, while Abhimanyu Easwaran anchored the other end. However, Easwaran uncharacteristically edged a wide delivery from Avesh for a catch behind, ending their 33-run stand.
Jaiswal soon repeated the mistake, and the team went to lunch at 65/2.Sarfaraz Khan’s dismissal for a low score soon after lunch handed momentum to India A.
Rishabh Pant, after mistiming a shot, was caught at mid-on by a diving Gill. Akash Deep then took his second wicket in two balls by removing Nitish Kumar’s off-stump, leaving India B struggling at 80/5.
The situation worsened when Washington Sundar was run out at the non-striker’s end off Musheer’s drive, and Sa Kishore’s departure left the score at 94/7. The responsibility then fell on the 19-year-old Musheer to salvage the innings.
He played a patient and effective innings, guiding his team to 124/7 at Tea.In the final session, Navdeep Saini held firm with a resolute 74-ball 29, while Musheer continued to accumulate runs at the other end.
Musheer Masterclass đź‘Śđź‘Ś
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Musheer Khan headlined India B's fight against India A with a superb century. He's unbeaten on 105 at the end of the day's play.
Re-live some of his delightful strokes đź”˝
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Frustrated, the bowling attack had to relent, with Musheer bringing up his third first-class century and remaining unbeaten on 105 at stumps, leaving the match finely poised.