2016 Duleep Trophy Final India Red Vs India Blue - India Blue declared at 693/6 aided by Pujara's256* and

Cheteshwar Pujara hits double century (256*)in Duleep Trophy final against India Red

Cheteshwar Pujara had played 153 balls to reach his hundred on Saturday Sep 10,2016, when he also crossed the 10,000-run-mark at the first-class level. He took just 134 balls to score his next 100 runs, and his next fifty runs came off 40 balls. He stamped his authority on the opposition for the second consecutive match --- his double ton has come on the back of 166 and 31 runs he scored against Suresh Raina’s India Green last week.

Ravindra Jadeja, another Saurashtra batsman, regaled the spectators with a quickfire 48 that included three fours and two sixes. Jadeja fell to the part-time spin of Abhinav Mukund, and Gautam Gambhir declared at 693/6, leaving India Red to deal with a tricky nine-over period on a crumbling track.

Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh sent back the in-form Abhinav Mukund and Sudip Chatterjee off successive balls in the first over, and Red ended a miserable day at 16 for 2.