Rajasthan Royals' Star Wicketkeeper & Batter Equals 20-Year Old MS Dhoni Record In Duleep Trophy

Duleep Trophy 2024: Rishabh Pant 's India B defeated Shubman Gill's India A by 76 runs in their Duleep Trophy fixture as they dominated the four day first class matchup at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. 

MS Dhoni has had a storied career in Duleep Trophy and holds numerous records. But during the latest matchup between India A and India B, star RR wicketkeeper and batsman has now equaled a 20-year old recprd held by MS Dhoni.  

RR Star equals MS Dhoni 's record 

India A ended up on the losing side of their Duleep Trophy matchup against India B after solid performances from Rishabh Pant , Yash Dayal and Navdeep Saini. 

Despite India A ending up on the losing side, wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel managed to find some positive as he equaled MS Dhoni 's 20-year old record. 

Dhruv Jurel equaled MS Dhoni 's record of most catches taken in a Duleep Trophy innings when Jurel caught seven catches in the third innings of the game. 

MS Dhoni set the record for most catches taken in a Duleep Trophy innings back in the 2004-05 season when he grabbed seven catches playing for East Zone against Central Zone. 

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While, Dhruv Jurel impressed behind the stumps keeping the wicket for India A, he was unable to muster up a strong challenge with the bat to prevent his side from losing the fixture. 

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India B defeats India A

In the first session of the day, India B made 184 all out in their second essay to muster a handy overall lead of 274.

The India A chase began on a shaky note as Mayank Agarwal departed in the second over itself, wafting Dayal away from his body to Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made a wonderful diving catch at second slip.

That brought Riyan Parag to the middle and the right-hander followed the path set on Saturday by Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan.

Pacer Akash, whom Sarfaraz Khan carted around for five fours in a row the previous day, found his mojo to add the scalps of Washington Sundar and Saini to complete a five-wicket haul (5/56).

The spell will keep his name floating among the contenders when the selectors sit together soon to pick up squad for two-match Test series against Bangladesh .

(With PTI Inputs)