Duleep Trophy: Rituraj Gaikwad got injured on the second ball, came back and scored a fifty

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|13-09-2024

The second round of Duleep Trophy is going on. India A is playing against India D in Anantapur. At the same time, a match is being played between India C and India B in Bengaluru. In both these matches, many players are playing to make their place in Team India. India C captain Rituraj Gaikwad is also included in this list. Gaikwad, who came to open against India B, got injured and went out on the second ball of the innings. However, after the main batsmen were out, he returned to the crease and hit a fifty. He played an innings of 58 runs in 74 balls, then got bowled by Mukesh Kumar.

Fifty scored in 55 balls

Captain Rituraj Gaikwad retired hurt after scoring 4 runs in 2 balls on the first day of the game. However, he returned again on the second day. After the main batsmen of the team were out, he came back to bat again and scored a half-century in just 55 balls. During this, Gaikwad also hit 9 fours and 2 sixes. However, he could not play a long innings and returned to the pavilion after being dismissed on a personal score of 58 runs.

got injured on the first day

In the match being played in Anantapur, India B captain Abhimanyu Easwaran won the toss and asked India C to bat first.

Captain Gaikwad came to the crease to bat with his fellow opener Sai Sudarshan and took guard. He hit a boundary on the very first ball of Mukesh Kumar. According to Sportstar's report, his ankle got twisted while trying to take a run on the second ball. Due to this, he was unable to walk and was also in a lot of pain. Therefore, he had to leave the field.

Captain Gaikwad came to the crease to bat with his fellow opener Sai Sudarshan and took guard. He hit a boundary on the very first ball of Mukesh Kumar. According to Sportstar's report, his ankle got twisted while trying to take a run on the second ball. Due to this, he was unable to walk and was also in a lot of pain. Therefore, he had to leave the field.

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