The Indian domestic season kicked off today with the revamped Duleep Trophy format featuring four teams. Team A and Team B, comprising of India Test players and hopefuls are playing at the M Chinnasway Stadium, Bengaluru, while Team C and Team D – led by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer are playing at the Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur.
Team C won the toss and elected to bowl first against Team D and on what looks like a pacer-friendly track Team D were in early trouble. After losing opener Atharva Taide for just 4 runs in the first over itself, Team D fell further when their skipper Shreyas Iyer fell for just 9, poking at an away-going delivery from Vijaykumar Vyshak in the 6th over itself. Iyer could only manage to face 16 deliveries and scored one boundary before edging one to wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel.
Team A vs Team B Live Score in Bengaluru
Iyer, after a string of low scores, was dropped from the Indian Test team for the last three Tests of the India vs England series earlier this year. In the Buchi Babu Tournament, Iyer had managed scores of 2 and 22.
Iyer is in a middle-order scrum to find a place in the Indian squad alongside the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, and Devdutt Padikkal.
Team C vs Team D LIVE SCORE in Anantapur
Devdutt Padikkal Falls for 4-ball duck
Padikkal, part of Team D, had an even worse outing going for a four-ball duck, trying to get off the mark with an expansive drive off his Karnataka teammate Vyshak. Padikkal made a surprising debut in the final match of the India vs England series at the expense of an injured Patidar, scoring 65 on the debut.
He was coming off an under-par Maharaja T20 Trophy, scoring 253 runs in 11 matches.
Revamped Duleep Trophy Format Explained
The revamped tournament format is in a round-robin format with six scheduled matches, each lasting four days. Each of the four teams will play three matches, with the team accumulating the most points and crowned as the tournament champion.
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