Published: Aug 26, 2016, 02:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 26, 2016, 02:15 PM (IST)
Catch the live cricket streaming of the first match in the Duleep Trophy 2016-17, between India Red and India Green, which is being played with the pink cricket ball, at starsports.com. The first-ever pink cricket ball match in India is played at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in Greater Noida. While Yuvraj Singh is leading the India Red team, all-rounder Suresh Raina is the skipper of the India Green team. The four-day match is been played from August 23, 24, 25 and 26. The tournament has begun on August 23 and will finish on September 14. ALSO READ – India Red vs India Green, Duleep Trophy Live Updates of first pink cricket ball competition in India
The Red team scored a commendable 486 in their second innings thanks to hundreds from Abhinav Mukund (169) and Sudip Chatterjee (114). However the score reached close to 500 due to Gurkeerat Singh Mann’s brisk 82 off 96 balls. Young chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav kept the opposition batsmen on tenterhooks with a maiden five wicket haul as he took India Red on the cusp of an outright victory against the Green team in the inaugural Day-Night Duleep Trophy encounter at Greater Noida on Thursday evening.
Chasing a mammoth victory target of 497, the Green team was tottering at 217/7 at the end of penultimate evening with another 280 runs to win the match.Captain Suresh Raina was at the crease batting on 35.
The third evening certainly belonged to Kuldeep who troubled all the batsmen with his deception. He ended with figures of 5/55 in. The pink Kookaburra did not lose its shine and there wasn’t much turn on offer. But Kuldeep Yadav deceived the batsmen with his dip and drift.
