Despite South Zone having a first-innings lead of 57 runs heading into the third day of the Duleep Trophy final in Coimbatore, the youthful opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a double-hundred in just roughly two and a half sessions.
He Assisted West Zone In Taking Control of The Match
The West Zone concluded the third day of the competition with a total of 376 for 3, which was their greatest score to this point. This score was achieved as a direct result of Jaiswal’s unbeaten 209 off 244 balls.
It included 23 fours and three sixes. The West now has a lead of 319, and even if they choose to declare victory before noon on day four, they will still have five sessions to choose from to ensure an outright victory.
This is even though there has not been any considerable wear and tear on the track, although it is becoming a better place for batting. Because of the lead they had after the first inning, the South will have to bat through the whole fourth inning to claim victory and take home the trophy.
After putting up an unbroken partnership of 169 runs for the third wicket with Shreyas Iyer, Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan put together an unbroken partnership of 58 runs for the fourth wicket with each other.
Two Domestic Performances Stood Out This Year
It was a day that will be best remembered for the matchup between two strong performances in this year’s domestic cricket: left-handed opener Jaiswal and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore. Both of these players bat left-handed and spin left-handed.
It was a match that was played utilizing a left-handed bat, and a left-arm spinner was used. After Jaiswal’s attempt in the first innings was unsuccessful, he displayed a more optimistic attitude in the second after South was bowled out for 327.
They added just nine runs to their total of 318 for 7 at the end of the first day. This occurred after the South were bowled out after they had added just nine runs to their total at the end of the first day.
Once West came out, Jaiswal was quite aggressive against South pacers Basil Thampi (0 for 67 in 9 overs) and CV Stephen (0 for 27 in 6 overs), adding 110 runs to the opening stand with Priyank Panchal at a rate of slightly under five runs per over (40).
When South captain Hanuma Vihari only made the second change, he missed a chance to enhance his squad by bringing in Sai Kishore. As a result, the South side lost (27-5-100-2).
South Was Left Disappointed
After Panchal was caught off the bowling of Sai Kishore, the off-spinner K Gowtham next bowled a leg before delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, who was subsequently caught leg before (33-1-139-1). But South’s joy was short-lived since Jaiswal.
At about the same time, started making more efficient use of his feet. The two spinners were responsible for a total of 239 runs that were scored against them in 60 overs. Iyer provided Jaiswal with strong support with his batting.
They were getting four fours and two sixes before being run out while trying a glory shot off of Sai Kishore’s bowling. Jaiswal’s score ended up being higher as a result of Iyer’s batting. As a consequence of this, Jaiswal’s score improved.
Iyer’s lack of patience in the second innings kept him from achieving a score of one hundred, just as his lack of patience in the first innings prevented him from getting a score of fifty.
Sai Kishore was unable to settle onto one line because Jaiswal kept coming down the course to break his rhythm. Gowtham was hit by Jaiswal with the turn, which resulted in a six, and Sai Kishore was unable to avoid being struck by Jaiswal.
Finishing Off Our Discussion
Gowtham was struck by a six-yard blow from Jaiswal. In addition to that, he struck seamer Stephen for a six off of the bowling that Stephen was delivering.
One of these bullets off Gowtham brought up his hundred and one hundred and fifty, and there were many boundaries between the areas of cover and extra-cover. After letting out a war cry, Jaiswal was greeted with a thunderous ovation from everyone in the West locker room.
