Under a blue sky, in front of an excellent crowd, India-A and India-C produced an engrossing day of cricket.

Shashwat Rawat's unbeaten 122 steered India A to 224 for seven against India C on day one of their Duleep Trophy clash. With support from Shams Mulani's 44, Rawat helped recover from a dire situation at 36 for five.

Shashwat Rawat led India A's dramatic recovery with an unbeaten 122 to steer them to 224 for seven on day one of the Duleep Trophy tie against India C in Anantapur on Thursday.

Shashwat Rawat played an array of delightful shots through his epic innings including straight drives, cover drives and even reverse sweeps off the spinners.

Shashwat Rawat displayed technique, timing, grit and skills, as he rescued his side from a disastrous collapse up front. The 23-year-old’s sixth First Class hundred (122 batting, 235b, 15x4) helped India A reach 224 for seven at stumps after being put into bat by India C at the Rural Development Trust Stadium on Thursday.

India A 224 for 7 (Rawat 122*, Mulani 44, Kamboj 3-40, Vyshak 2-33) vs India C Shashwat Rawat waged a lone battle for India A with an unbeaten 122 off 235 balls as the India C quicks kept a lid on proceedings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25 encounter in Anantapur.