Top 5 highest scorers on Duleep Trophy debut

By Ravi - 2024-09-09 14:42:12

Top 5 highest scorers on Duleep Trophy debut

The Duleep Trophy has always been a platform where the young players of Indian cricket come forward and show what they are capable of. Recently, Mushir Khan caught everyone's attention by scoring a brilliant 181 runs in the 2024 Duleep Trophy and cemented his place among the best teenage talents participating in the tournament. Over the years, we have seen some great performances in the Duleep Trophy that have broken records and left a mark on the game. We will talk about the players

1. Baba Aparajith (212 Runs)

Baba Aparajith made history as the second youngest teenager to hit a double century in the tournament, scoring 212 runs off 351 balls. His innings included 17 fours and a six, helping South Zone declare the innings at a mammoth score of 600/9 while South Zone was struggling at 52/3. Aparajith's patience and technique led to a crucial 242-run partnership with Manish Pandey (213) to help South Zone win.

2. Vinod Kambli (208 Runs)

In Indian domestic cricket, Vinod Kambli played a mammoth innings of 208 in the semi-final against East Zone in Mumbai in 1992. Kambli was the main man in West Zone's first innings, his score coming just days before his 20th birthday. Kambli topped the list for 20 years and was a hero in the Indian domestic cricket scene, he also performed brilliantly for the national team, making him one of India's finest young cricketers of the 1980s and 1990s.

3. Yash Dhull (193 Runs)

During the 2022 Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Puducherry, Yash Dhull played a brilliant innings of 193 runs off 243 balls, his innings included 28 fours and 2 sixes, which played a key role in North Zone's total score of 545 runs. Dhull's brilliant performance laid the foundation for North Zone's dominance, helping them take a first innings lead and draw the match against East Zone, which they won on the basis of first innings lead.

4. Musheer Khan (181 Runs)

Musheer Khan played a brilliant innings of 181 runs for India B in the Duleep Trophy 2024 match between India A and India B in Bengaluru. Coming in to bat in a hopeless situation after India B lost wickets in quick succession, Musheer played a patient but brilliant innings, facing 373 balls and hitting 16 fours and 5 sixes. His innings helped his team recover from a difficult position of 94/7 to reach a respectable score of over 300.

5. Ajinkya Rahane (172 Runs)

Ajinkya Rahane was one of the discoveries of the Duleep Trophy in 2008 when he scored 172 against the England Lions team, his innings, which lasted 293 balls and included 26 fours, is the fifth-highest score by any player in the history of the Duleep Trophy. Rahane's innings played a vital role in West Zone's first innings score of 494, helping his team gain a crucial lead over England Lions. His calm and aggressive batting led West Zone to a stunning 9-wicket win.

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