India C ended up scoring a mammoth 366 for 3. Gill and Mayank shared a 226-run stand for the opening wicket.
Deodhar Trophy 2019-20: Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal's centuries help India C thrash India A by 232 runs. (Photo: Twitter/@BCCIdomestic)
Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal hit centuries on Friday to help India C outplay India A by 232 runs in their Deodhar Trophy clash in Ranchi on Friday.
After winning the toss, India C skipper Gill opted to bat at the JSCA International Stadium Complex.
The 20-year-old scored 143 off 142 balls. It is to note that this is the highest score in List A cricket.
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Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal helped Gill’s cause with 120 runs off 111 balls.
Where Gills’s innings was punctuated by 10 fours and 6 sixes, Mayank’s blitzkrieg included 15 boundaries and a half-dozen as the two took apart the opposition bowling attack.
India C ended up scoring a mammoth 366 for 3. Gill and Mayank shared a 226-run stand for the opening wicket.
However, Surayakumar Yadav’s assault is what gave the team an impetus towards the end. Suryakumar smashed 72 runs off just 29 balls and hit nine fours and four sixes.
India A succumbed to the giant target and got bundled out for 134 runs.
Devdutt Padikkal, with the score of 31, was the highest scorer for the side. However, for India C, right-arm off-spinner Jalaj Saxena scalped 7 wickets by conceding 41 runs in 9.5 overs.
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