Anshul Kamboj takes eight wickets to bowl out India B

The 23-year-old right-arm medium pacer Anshul Kamboj recorded the fifth-best bowling figures in an innings in Duleep Trophy history with eight wickets against India B. 

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Sandipan Ghosh

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Anshul Kamboj takes eight wickets to bowl out India B

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The 23-year-old right-arm medium pacer Anshul Kamboj recorded the fifth-best bowling figures in an innings in Duleep Trophy history with eight wickets against India B. 

After scoring 525 runs in the first innings, India C bowled out India B for 332 runs. Haryana all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, who is serving for India C, picked up eight wickets during India B’s first innings. He ended the innings with the bowling figures of 27.5-8-69-8. Vijaykumar Vyshak (1/82) and Mayank Markande (1/59) were the other wicket-takers in that innings.

At the stumps of the third day, Anshul already picked up five wickets as he recorded his first first-class fifer. On the fourth or final day, the Haryana bowler added three more wickets in the first session.  

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Anshul Kamboj recorded second-best bowling figures in an innings by a pacer in the Duleep Trophy

Anshul’s 27.5-8-69-8 were the second-best bowling figures in an innings by a pacer in the Duleep Trophy history. In 2001, the right-arm medium Debasis Mohanty from East Zone recorded bowling figures of 19-5-46-10 against South Zone. 

Meanwhile, Anshul also recorded the fifth-best bowling figures in an innings in Duleep Trophy history. 

Best bowling figures in an innings in the Duleep Trophy

Player (Team)

Bowling figures

Opposition

Venue

Year

Debasis Mohanty (East Zone)

19-5-46-10

South Zone

Agartala

2001

Baloo Gupte 

(West Zone)

16.6-3-55-9

South Zone

Kolkata

1963

Saurabh Kumar (Central Zone)

18.2-3-64-8

East Zone

Alur

2023

Arshad Ayub 

(South Zone)

26.4-3-65-8

North Zone

Kanpur

1987

Anshul Kamboj (India C)

27.5-8-69-8

India B

Anantapur

2024

Skipper and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 157 not out

On the other hand, India B captain and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran carried the bat through the completed innings. The right-handed batter hit his 24th first-class century and remained not out on 157 runs, while India B scored 332 all out. 

 

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