A remarkable hundred by using Chesteshwar Pujara and a outstanding century beginning stand among Mayank Agarwal and Gautam Gambhir, their fourth consecutive century alliance within the ongoing Duleep Trophy, saw India Blue claim the honours on the outlet day of the final in more Noida on Saturday (September 10). Pujara slammed a superlative hundred within the ultimate sport of the collection and his correct form confirmed as he alternated attack and defence to perfection to position the India purple bowlers to the sword. He additionally went beyond 10,000 great runs throughout his knock, and celebrated the feat with the century landmark as India Blue ended the day at a robust position at 362 for 3 with Pujara unbeaten on 111 and Dinesh Karthik batting on 55. each Mayank and Gambhir got here into the game in a rich vein of form, with three 1950s every in their final three innings, and persevered from wherein they left off. They both slammed splendid 1/2-centuries to position their group in command early into the game. The pair introduced a hundred and forty four runs for the first wicket, earlier than Stuart Binny gave India crimson their first breakthrough by using getting his statemate, Agarwal out stuck for fifty seven. Pujara ensured none of the initiative given via their openers changed into wasted as he hit a patient half-century earlier than opening up and scoring fast to deliver up his hundred toward the stop of the day. India crimson fought back with the wickets of Gambhir towards the give up of the second one consultation and Rohit Sharma within the 0.33, but Pujara and Karthik nipped the fightback inside the bud with an attacking partnership. With an inflow of India stars like Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Binny and Amit Mishra the extra Noida sports activities complex ground drew in a extensive crowd, and that they were dealt with to a few nice batsmanship from Gambhir and Agarwal. India Blue won the toss and opted to bat first on a wicket that became dry and it wasn't lengthy earlier than spin changed into added into the assault. Mishra was added into the attack in as early as they 8th over. Gambhir and Agarwal, however, took the attack to the legspinner and helped the team raise the 50-run stand. The left-hander added up his fifty within the 19th over with a single off Kuldeep Yadav. His companion brought up his within the next consultation. India pink's step forward came via Binny, whose pleasant 1/2-volley became hit straight to Dhawan at cowl by using Agarwal. He went on to notch up his 10,000th exceptional run within the process. Pujara regarded in little hassle from the onset and quickly were given into his groove quality power off Binny for 4. Pujara and Gambhir appeared set to bat lengthy, but India crimson struck towards the run of play. Gambhir appeared in ominous contact and changed into just one large shot away from mentioning but any other hundred. He, but, chopped a ball onto the stumps at the same time as trying to cut Kuldeep and gave the combatants a lucky opening. Rohit and Pujara were worried in a fifty-run stand, however Mishra delivered the stand to an stop by way of inviting Rohit for the big swipe and getting him to pinnacle facet to Dhawan for 30. Pujara upped the ante closer to the cease of the day with a volley of boundaries as India Blue scored at greater than a run a ball at some point of the Pujara-Karthik allaince. Karthik made his intentions to assault amply clean as he hit his first ball for a four huge of cover, while Pujara also started out to show the attacking aspect of his game. As many as ten limitations observed in the next 7.3 overs as the pair introduced up its fifty-run stand off forty five balls. although both slowed down as stumps loomed, they ensured they did no longer throw their wickets away. Karthik added up his fifty overdue in the day, and soon after India crimson opted for the new ball. The day, but, belonged to Pujara and he, rightfully, ended it with aplomb threading the distance on the offside to notch up his 33rd high-quality hundred