15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had an underwhelming outing in his Duleep Trophy debut innings as he was dismissed for a single-digit score in the second over of the match. 30-year-old Manipur pacer Bishworjit Konthoujam got his wicket on the last ball of the first over he bowled in the match.
Sooryavanshi had hit Konthoujam for two boundaries earlier. He punched one off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. The pacer pitched it up and the southpaw drove it past the infield for a boundary towards covers. Konthoujam dragged the length back. The youngster played it away from his body and Joseph Lalthankhuma took an easy catch at the gully position.
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Kushagra, Gharami do well after faulty start
East Zone vice-captain departed after scoring just eight runs from six balls. A few overs later, the other opener, Abhimanyu Easwaran was dismissed lbw by Pheiroijam Jotin. The opener scored 15 runs from 20 balls. After the openers were dismissed cheaply, Kumar Kushagra and Sudip Kumar Gharami helped East Zone recover and took the score past 100 in the first session at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru.
Kushagra departed after scoring 55 runs from 85 deliveries. He shared a 92-run partnership for the third wicket with Gharami. Akash Choudhary struck twice, dismissing Virat Singh. Then, skipper Ishan Kishan fell for a single-digit score to Jotin. East Zone lost half the side for 138 in 29.3 overs. At lunch break, Gharami were unbeaten for a 70-ball 54.
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Sooryavanshiâs first-class record
The young prodigy has been touted by many to do well in the Test format. However, he has managed to score just 215 runs from 13 first-class innings, averaging just 16.53. While his strike rate is 90, he is yet to score a century in the format at first-class level. His only half-century came against Meghalaya in Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match. He scored 93 runs from just 67 balls.