Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 89 off 83 balls as India D finished Day 1 of their match against India B at 306 for the loss of five wickets.

India D ended the first day of their Duleep Trophy match against India B at 306 for five, driven by strong batting from Sanju Samson (89 not out), Devdutt Padikkal (50), Srikar Bharat (52), and Ricky Bhui (56).

Sanju Samson (89 batting, 83b, 10x4, 3x6) prevented a strong start from slipping away and secured India D the bragging rights on the opening day of its third-round Duleep Trophy fixture against India B at the Rural Development Trust Stadium B-ground in Anantapur on Thursday.

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson rescued India D with a brilliant unbeaten fifty against India B in the Duleep Trophy 2024 final-round fixtures on Thursday.

Sanju Samson roared with the bat on the first day of the Duleep Trophy match between India D and India B. His unbeaten 89 runs helped India D post 306/5 at the end of the day.

On the first day of play in the third and final round of matches in the 2024 Duleep Trophy, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer had contrasting outings with the bat while playing for India D against India B at the Rural Trust Development Stadium B in Anantapur on Thursday (September 19).

India D 306 for 5 (Samson 89*, Bhui 56, Bharat 52, R Chahar 3-60) vs India B Shreyas Iyer bagged his second duck in as many Duleep Trophy games but half-centuries from Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal,