The final match of the Duleep Trophy is being played between East Zone and South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The second day’s play is currently underway in the match. During this, East Zone batsman Kumar Kushagra scored a tremendous century in just 128 balls. He celebrated his century in a very unique and fun way, where he was seen playing his bat like a violin. This unique celebration of his is going viral on social media and people are very fond of it.
Kumar Kushagra scored 101 runs
In the final match, Kumar Kushagra came to bat at number 6. He shared a 230-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Ishan Kishan. After completing the century, Kushagra could not take his innings much further. He scored 101 runs off 132 balls. In this innings, he hit 8 fours and five sixes. For Kushagra, this is the sixth first-class century of his career. Kumar Kushagra was shown the way to the pavilion by Tripurana Vijay in the first innings of the final match.
Kumar Kushagra’s performance in domestic cricket
Kumar Kushagra has performed brilliantly in all three formats in his domestic cricket career so far. He has played 36 matches in first-class cricket, scoring a total of 2291 runs in 56 innings. During this time he has scored 6 centuries and 6 half-centuries. At the same time, he has played 39 matches in 50-over List A cricket, scoring 1370 runs in 34 innings at an excellent average of about 53. In this, he has 2 centuries and 10 half-centuries to his name. Talking about T20 cricket, Kushagra has scored 694 runs in 31 innings of 33 matches at an average of about 28, including 5 half-centuries.
East Zone team in strong position
Talking about the Duleep Trophy final match, the East Zone team is currently in a strong position. Apart from Kumar Kushagra, captain Ishan Kishan has also scored a century in the first innings for East Zone. By the lunch break of the second day, the team has scored 491 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Ishan Kishan is still batting on 171 runs. At the same time, Anukul Roy is supporting him by scoring 5 runs. The South Zone team needs a wicket to make a comeback from here.
