"Give me sun, give me fire, give me RCB jersey or else I'll retire"- Top 10 funny memes from first two matches of Duleep Trophy 2024
The first round of the Duleep Trophy 2024 matches concluded on Sunday (September 8) after Abhimanyu Easwaran-led India B side beat Shubman Gill's India A comfortably by 76 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In the other match, India C registered a four-wicket victory against India D inside three days at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur.
The tournament commenced last Thursday with all four teams in action. Youngster Musheer Khan rescued India B in their first innings of the match against India A after they collapsed to 94/7 and took them to a decent total of 321 with his brilliant 181-run knock.
Riding on the momentum, their bowling unit bundled India A for 231. Abhimanyu Easwaran's team then scored 184 in their second innings and set a target of 275 for the opponents. Shubman Gill-led side got all-out for 198 in the final innings and lost the match by 76 runs.
KL Rahul tried his best with a patient knock of 57 (121) in the chase but could not finish the job. Akash Deep impressed in the bowling department of the A side with a nine-wicket haul.
Under Shreyas Iyer's leadership, India D batted first in the contest against Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India C and were skittled out for 164. Axar Patel was the lone warrior for the team in the batting department, with a valiant knock of 86 (118). India C scored 168 in their first innings and secured a marginal lead of four runs.
Shreyas Iyer (54) and Devdutt Padikkal (56) hit half-centuries and helped India D reach 236 in their second innings. India C then chased down the target of 233 in 61 overs and won the match by four wickets on Saturday.
Fans enjoyed the two games of the Duleep Trophy 2024 and expressed their reactions to the action by sharing hilarious memes on social media platforms.
Here are some of the best memes:
The next round of Duleep Trophy matches will commence on September 12 in Anantapur
The next two matches of the Duleep Trophy will be held between September 12 and 15 in Anantapur. India A will square off against India D in the 3rd match of the tournament at the Rural Development Trust Stadium. India B will lock horns with India C at the CA ADCA Ground in the same city.