Comparing Samit Dravid and Arjun Tendulkar's performances in the KSCA Invitational Tournament 2024
The KSCA Invitational Tournament 2024 is currently underway in Karnataka. Teams from different parts of India have reached Karnataka for this special competition being played in the first-class format.
Former Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar is a part of the Goa Cricket Association squad for the KSCA Invitational Tournament 2024. Meanwhile, another former Indian batter Rahul Dravid's son is turning up for the KSCA Colts.
Goa Cricket Association locked horns with KSCA XI in a match at the Golden Oval in Alur, where Goa recorded a big win by an innings and 189 runs. On the other side, Samit Dravid was in action for KSCA Colts against Odisha Cricket Association. The game ended in a draw.
In this article, we will compare how Samit Dravid and Arjun Tendulkar performed for their respective teams in the KSCA Invitational Tournament 2024.
Samit Dravid scored 91 runs for KSCA Secretary's XI against Odisha Cricket Association
Samit Dravid has become the talk of the town after he made an impressive debut for Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja T20 Trophy earlier this year. The legendary Rahul Dravid's son gave some brilliant performances in the tournament, and he ended up lifting the title with the Mysuru-based franchise. Soon after, Samit also broke into the India U-19 squad.
Talking about his performance in the KSCA Invitational Tournament 2024 match against Odisha Cricket Association, Samit Dravid helped KSCA Secretary's XI take the crucial first-innings lead by scoring 91 runs off 105 deliveries. Batting at number four, Samit hit 16 fours and maintained an impressive strike rate of 86.67 to help the Colts reach 199/4 after being down to 66/2.
Samit even bowled six overs of right-arm pace in Odisha's first innings. Three of them were maiden overs. Even though he could not take any wickets, Samit ended up conceding only eight runs at an economy rate of 1.33. Overall, Samit performed decently for the KSCA Colts.
Arjun Tendulkar produced a fantastic bowling performance for Goa
Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar switched from Mumbai to Goa in domestic cricket. The switch has allowed him more game time, and it has resulted in better performances as well.
Arjun, who bowls left-arm pace, scalped nine wickets for Goa while playing against the KSCA XI. The spectacular performance helped Goa register a big win. Overall, Arjun has bagged 13 wickets in this tournament.
Talkng about his performance in the match against KSCA XI, the Goa Cricket Association bowler opened the bowling with Rutvik Naik and ended with figures of 5/41 in 13 overs. He got rid of Nikin Jose, Akshan Rao, Smaran R, Chinmay NA, and Sharath Srinivas to help Goa bowl their opponents out for 103 runs.
Goa then scored 413 runs in their first innings. In KSCA XI's second innings, Tendulkar took 4/55, sending Smaran R, Chinmay NA, Sharath Srinivas, and Mohsin Khan back to the dressing room, with the team bundling out for 121. Goa won the match by an innings and 189 runs, thanks to Arjun Tendulkar's dream match figures of 9/96.