Watch: Baba Indrajith takes stunning catch to dismiss KS Bharat in Duleep Trophy 2024

Tamil Nadu cricketer Baba Indrajith took a stunning catch to dismiss KS Bharat during the ongoing match between India C and India D in the Duleep Trophy 2024. The match between India C and India D is taking place at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur on Thursday, September 5.

India C pacers dominated in the opening hour of the match in Anantapur. They used favorable pitch conditions to generate movement. Anshul Kamboj dismissed Atharva Taide in the first over. Vijaykumar Vyshak removed Shreyas Iyer (9) and Devdutt Padikkal (0) to put India D under pressure.

Yash Dubey (10) and last Ranji Trophy's highest run scorer Ricky Bhui (4) also failed to make an impact with the bat. As a result, the India D team lost half of their batters for just 34 runs on the board. Axar Patel joined KS Bharat after the fall of five wickets in India D's innings during the ongoing match.

Watch: Baba Indrajith Takes Stunning Catch To Dismiss KS Bharat

On the second delivery of the 21st over bowled by Manav Suthar, KS Bharat played a defensive shot. However, the ball took the edge and flew towards the slip cordon. Baba Indrajith, who was stationed at first slip, successfully completed a low catch to dismiss Bharat for 13 runs off 42 deliveries.

Have a look at the stunning catch by Baba Indrajith at first slip right here:

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India D were struggling at 76/8 before Axar Patel added a crucial 84-run partnership with Arshdeep Singh (13) for the ninth wicket. Axar scored 86 runs off 118 balls, including six fours and six sixes. No other player scored more than 15 runs as the India team D bowled out for 164 runs in 48.3 overs.

It's A Prestigious Tournament To Be A Part Of - Sai Sudharsan

In response, India C lost two wickets for 14 runs in 9.4 overs. Sai Sudharsan was dismissed for 7 runs, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad added just 5 runs. Sudharsan expressed his enthusiasm about participating in the Duleep Trophy and added that he had been preparing for this tournament.

"I think it's a great pleasure and it's a prestigious tournament to be a part of. It's been great, sir. Before this, I was there in Surrey for a few games. And before that, I had a 10-15 day break to work on the batting and more on red-ball cricket," Sai Sudharsan said.

"So, I think things go well. I think the momentum which we gain from this tournament, I think it will be great for the whole year, whole domestic season here coming up. And obviously, starting with the red ball, it's even more great to have a great platform like that," he added.

Meanwhile, Abhimanyu Easwaran-led Team B and Shubman Gill-captained Team A are playing at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, September 5. The selectors will pick the squad for the upcoming Bangladesh series after the first round of the Duleep Trophy 2024.

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