Wakhare continues onward journey as India Red lift Duleep Trophy
The offspinner took a five-wicket haul to end India Green's innings swiftly, but for a tournament that has largely lost context, where will this performance rank?
04/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 4-7 2019
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![India Green]( "India Green")
231 & 119 (39.5 ov) -
![India Red]( "India Red")
Player of the Match
04/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 4-7 2019
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![India Green]( "India Green")
231 & 119 (39.5 ov) -
![India Red]( "India Red")
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Bowlers keep it tight but India Red pull away on third day
Damage limitation was their only realistic option. It didn't work as well it might have, but it also didn't go as badly as it had threatened to
Day 2
Markande laughs off best friend Kishan's sledges to make career-best score
Markande had to find batting chops and guts it out against a trio of fast bowlers, but most crucially of all: weather a verbal barrage from his "best friend" Ishan Kishan
Abhimanyu Easwaran: Building his case to move to the next level, one century at a time
While Abhimanyu's technique and playing style is impressive enough, his game awareness marks him out as someone with a bright future
Day 1
'It's going to get better this season' - Jaydev Unadkat
Starting on the back of a successful season in 2018-19, Unadkat added four more wickets to his tally, bowling for India Red in the Duleep Trophy final
Others
Red ball, not pink - BCCI, domestic cricketers make their preference known
After three seasons of pink-ball competition, the BCCI - without really offering an explanation - changed the 2019-20 Duleep Trophy to a red-ball affair