The 2024 Buchi Babu tournament got underway on Thursday, August 15. Here is a round-up of the action from day two (August 16).
The first round of action saw four games taking place – Madhya Pradesh v Jharkhand, Railways v Gujarat, Haryana v Mumbai and Chhattisgarh v Jammu and Kashmir.
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Madhya Pradesh v Jharkhand: Day 2 round-up
At the end of day one, Madhya Pradesh had made their way to 225-8 after choosing to bat first, thanks to half-centuries from Arham Aquil and Shubham Khushwah. It took just nine balls on day two for Jharkhand to take the last two wickets and begin their innings.
They were reduced to 108-3 in the 45th over, with opener Vikash Vishal also having retired hurt. Captain Ishan Kishan then came to the crease and launched a counter-attack. After taking just 14 runs off his first 36 balls, he hit 36 in the next 24 to complete his half-century. Kishan continued to bat aggressively, reaching his hundred off just 86 balls, with a six off off-spinner Adheer Pratap Singh. He was eventually dismissed for 114 off 107 balls.
Score at stumps, day one: Madhya Pradesh 225 (Shubham S Kushwah 84, Saurabh Shekhar 3-35) v Jharkhand 277-7 (Ishan Kishan 114, Akash Rajawat 3-82). Jharkhand lead by 51 runs.
Railways v Gujarat: Day 2 round-up
Railways were the standout batting side on day one, scoring 429-6. On day two, Ashutosh Sharma smashed 43 off 25 balls and Sahaib Yuvraj became the innings' third centurion before they were eventually bowled out for 570.
Gujarat scored 155-3 by the end of play on day two, Manan Hingrajia top-scoring with 65.
Score at stumps, day two: Railways 570 (Pratham Singh 130, Siddharth Desai 4-159) v Gujarat 155-3 (Manan Hingrajia 65, Raj Chaudhary 2-62). Gujarat trail by 415 runs.
Haryana v Mumbai: Day 2 round-up
Dheeru Singh's century led the way for Haryana as they scored 288 on day one. He was dismissed for 147 on day two, but efforts from Lakshay Sangwan (75) and Amit Rana (46) helped them post 419.
The match was evenly poised by the end of day two, as Mumbai made their way to 133-4. Akhil Herwadkar and Musheer Khan put on 76 for the second wicket, but both were dismissed within two overs of each other before Siddhesh Lad also departed. India international Sarfaraz Khan was not out on 26 at stumps.
Score at stumps, day two: Haryana 419 (Dheeru Singh 147, Junaid Khan 2-48) v Mumbai 133-4 (Akhil Herwadkar 55, Lakshay Sangwan 2-21). Mumbai trail by 286 runs.
Chhattisgarh v Jammu and Kashmir: Day 2 round-up
At stumps on day one, J&K trailed by 249 runs, having lost two early wickets. However, by the end of the day they were well ahead of the game. Middle-order batters Abdul Samad (58), Paras Dogra (73) and Sahil Lotra (57) all cracked half-centuries as opener Shubham Khajuria led the way to remain unbeaten on 147 at stumps.
Score at stumps, day one: Chhattisgarh 278 (Ayush Pandey 138, Abid Mushtaq 4-47) v Jammu and Kashmir 349-4 (Shubham Khajuria 147*, Mayank Yadav 1-26). J&K lead by 71 runs.
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