Briefcase 1 Cheteshwar Pujara and Sheldon Jackson scored tons for India Blue2 India Blue scored a massive 707 in their first innings3 India Green's Shreyas Gopal picked up a five-wicket haulCheteshwar Pujara (166) and Sheldon Jackson (105) helped India Blue register a huge 707 all out in their first innings against India Green on the second day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match on Monday. Pujara, who was unbeaten overnight on 63, was involved in two crucial partnerships - first a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket with Abhimanyu Mithun (32) and later 48-run partnership with Dinesh Karthik (48) as India Blue hammered the India Green bowlers. Jammu & Kashmir allrounder Parvez Rasool also contributed with a 25-run innings as India Blue decided to almost bat the opposition out of the match. Karnataka legspinner Shreyas Gopal was the most successful bowler for India Green as he picked five wickets for 173 runs, while Bengal medium pacer Ashok Dinda took one wicket. Brief scores: India Blue 707 all out (Cheteshwar Pujara 166, Sheldon Jackson 105, Karn Sharma 57; Shreyas Gopal 5/173, Ashok Dinda 2/114) vs India Green.

Source: India Today September 06, 2016 06:22 UTC