Hello and welcome to Timesofindia.com's live coverage of the third round of Duleep Trophy, as the focus once again will be on Shreyas Iyer in the India B vs India D game and how the middle-order batsman performs to get his place back in the Indian team.

Sanju Samson scored his eleventh First-Class century during the second day’s play of the Duleep Trophy 2024 encounter between India D and India B taking place in Anantapur on Friday.

Check out the detailed Day 1 review of Duleep Trophy 2024, Match 5 between India B and India D, including highlights, player performances, stats, and analysis from the game.

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).

The under-pressure Shreyas Iyer's dismal run continued but strong performances from the other frontline batters, including Sanju Samson, guided India D to 306 for five on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy match against India B here 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.

Suryakumar Yadav, who missed the first two round matches of the Duleep Trophy 2024 due to a thumb injury, recovered on time to be named in India Bs playing eleven for their third and last round match against India D.

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