SYLHET: Orthodox Left Arm Spinner Saurabh Kumar ran through the Bangladesh “A” batting lineup as India “A” won both “Test” series with a deciding inning and a 123-run victory in the second and final game here on Friday.
With his performance, Saurabh banked on strong demand to replace an injured Ravindra Jadeja in India’s test squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh, starting December 14.
After conceding a colossal 310 run lead in the first set, Bangladesh “A” did even worse in their second set, getting shot for a paltry 187 in 79.5 overs.
In the first leg, Bangladesh were a bit better, scoring 252 and India responded with a whopping 562, overlapping skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran’s superb 157.
Saurabh, who also took five wickets in the second leg of the first ‘test’ drawn, took 6 for 74 in 30 overs to become one of the architects of the series victory.
The Uttar Pradesh spinner also finished with 15 scalps in two games to become the top wicket taker in the series.
Bangladesh ‘A’, with veteran former skipper Mominul Haque in its ranks, expected to fight for three sessions and earn a draw.
However, Mominul (6) was smartly picked up behind the stumps by keeper Kona Bharat in the fifth inning of the morning and there was no turning back for India ‘A’.
Opener Shadman Islam (93 not out) fought back and also had a fourth wicket of 54 with Shahadat Hossain (29) but Saurabh broke that stand with Yash Dhull taking a hold.
Navdeep Saini (2/54 in 16 overs), who was given an extended spell due to his possible call-up to the senior team, then secured two wickets from three deliveries to dispatch half the home side. He first trapped Jaker Ali’s front leg and then pocketed Yashasvi Jaiswal Mohammed Mithun in the slides to reduce Bangladesh ‘A’ to 145 for 6.
With Mohmmed Shami (shoulder injury) absent from their ranks, senior team management are likely to favor Saini in the next round of Test against Bangladesh ahead of an in-form Bengal speedster Mukesh Kumar, in due to the former’s ability to reverse quickly. rhythm.
Saurabh then quickly polished the tail to set up a nice win as Umesh Yadav (2/34 in 15.5) completed the proceedings.
After bowling nearly 32 overs (31.5 overs), Umesh bowled enough in match situation to lead the senior team’s attack in the absence of Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. His teammate Cheteshwar Pujara also got a patient fifty and had a decent game time.
Short scores: Bangladesh A: 252 and 187 in 79.5 overs (Shadman Islam 93 not out, Saurabh Kumar 6/74, Umesh Yadav 2/34, Navdeep Saini 2/54).
India A: 562/9 declared.
India won by one end and 123 runs.
With his performance, Saurabh banked on strong demand to replace an injured Ravindra Jadeja in India’s test squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh, starting December 14.
After conceding a colossal 310 run lead in the first set, Bangladesh “A” did even worse in their second set, getting shot for a paltry 187 in 79.5 overs.
In the first leg, Bangladesh were a bit better, scoring 252 and India responded with a whopping 562, overlapping skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran’s superb 157.
Saurabh, who also took five wickets in the second leg of the first ‘test’ drawn, took 6 for 74 in 30 overs to become one of the architects of the series victory.
The Uttar Pradesh spinner also finished with 15 scalps in two games to become the top wicket taker in the series.
Bangladesh ‘A’, with veteran former skipper Mominul Haque in its ranks, expected to fight for three sessions and earn a draw.
However, Mominul (6) was smartly picked up behind the stumps by keeper Kona Bharat in the fifth inning of the morning and there was no turning back for India ‘A’.
Opener Shadman Islam (93 not out) fought back and also had a fourth wicket of 54 with Shahadat Hossain (29) but Saurabh broke that stand with Yash Dhull taking a hold.
Navdeep Saini (2/54 in 16 overs), who was given an extended spell due to his possible call-up to the senior team, then secured two wickets from three deliveries to dispatch half the home side. He first trapped Jaker Ali’s front leg and then pocketed Yashasvi Jaiswal Mohammed Mithun in the slides to reduce Bangladesh ‘A’ to 145 for 6.
With Mohmmed Shami (shoulder injury) absent from their ranks, senior team management are likely to favor Saini in the next round of Test against Bangladesh ahead of an in-form Bengal speedster Mukesh Kumar, in due to the former’s ability to reverse quickly. rhythm.
Saurabh then quickly polished the tail to set up a nice win as Umesh Yadav (2/34 in 15.5) completed the proceedings.
After bowling nearly 32 overs (31.5 overs), Umesh bowled enough in match situation to lead the senior team’s attack in the absence of Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. His teammate Cheteshwar Pujara also got a patient fifty and had a decent game time.
Short scores: Bangladesh A: 252 and 187 in 79.5 overs (Shadman Islam 93 not out, Saurabh Kumar 6/74, Umesh Yadav 2/34, Navdeep Saini 2/54).
India A: 562/9 declared.
India won by one end and 123 runs.
