Duleep Trophy 2024: Watch: 6,4,4 - Pratham Singh reaches maiden Duleep Trophy hundred in style

Opening batter Pratham Singh scored a magnificent hundred during India A's second innings of the match between India A and India D at Anantapur. It was Pratham's maiden hundred in the Duleep Trophy and he reached it in style.

The left-handed opener reached his century with a flurry of boundaries off fast bowler Vidwath Kaverappa. When Pratham was on 88, he pulled a short-of-a-length ball by Kaverappa over the midwicket boundary for a stunning six.

The next ball was a juicy full toss on off stump and Pratham Singh made full use of it and thrashed it through the covers for a four between covers and mid-off. On 98, he received another short of a length ball on the pads and he smashed it towards the midwicket fence for a four to complete a brilliant hundred.

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Watch- Pratham Singh reaches his maiden Duleep Trophy hundred with a flurry of boundaries

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After completing the century, Pratham Singh lofted his arms in the air and received appreciation from his teammates and coaching staff. Playing for India A, Pratham's innings was loaded with high skill and authoritative display against the spinners.

After getting set, he turned his aggressive mode on and took on the opposition bowlers. This was his second first-class hundred. The first one came in the Ranji Trophy where he represented Railways.

Saurabh Kumar gets the wicket of Pratham Singh

Pratham was dismissed by the left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar for 122 off 189 balls, which included 12 fours and 1 six. On the back of his magnificent hundred, India A further solidified its position in the match.

Apart from Pratham's hundred, Tilak Varma also scored a century on his comeback to professional cricket. Shashwat Rawat also scored a sparkling half-century while Riyan Parag failed to make another start count. Skipper Mayank Agarwal also announced his return to form with a fifty to his name.

Shams Mulani shines with the bat

In the first innings, Pratham Singh was dismissed for just 7 but made amends for it in the second innings. India A started their innings poorly in the first innings and were on the brink of getting all out for a low score. They were 93-5 at one stage but scored 290 on the back of brilliant half-centuries from lower-order batters like Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian.

In reply, India D were all out for just 183, thus giving India A a massive first-innings lead of 107 runs. Apart from Devdutt Padikkal, who scored 92 off 124 balls, no other India D batter could get to a significant score. Khaleel Ahmed and Aaqib Khan picked up three wickets each for India A while Prasidh Krishna also picked up a wicket on his return to first-class cricket.