Rahul Dravid‘s youthful son Anvay displayed his brilliance with the bat for Karnataka Beneath-16 within the Vijay Service provider Trophy 2024-25 quarterfinals, smashing an unbeaten 110 gainst Umesh Gill-led Punjab at ADSA Railways Cricket Floor, Ahmedabad.
Punjab batted first, placing up an enormous complete of 742/9 earlier than declaring. Gursimran Singh was the star for his facet with an excellent double century (230 off 426 balls), supported by six different batters who scored half-centuries. Karnataka had been on the again foot and the early setbacks solely added to their woes.
Coming in at No. 4 after a top-order collapse, Anvay confirmed intent early on. Karnataka misplaced opener Arya J Gowda for a duck and suffered a middle-order collapse, falling from 130/2 to 181/6. In the meantime, Anvay anchored the innings together with his 198-ball century together with 12 boundaries. His 95-run partnership with Dhyaan M Hiremath for the seventh wicket was a turning level. Collectively, they hammered Punjab’s bowlers, batting for 202 balls to stabilise Karnataka’s innings.
Hiremath contributed 33 off 114 balls earlier than being dismissed, however Anvay remained unbeaten, carrying Karnataka to 280/7 by the top of the match. Nonetheless, Karnataka fell quick within the quarterfinals, with Punjab advancing based mostly on their superior first-innings complete.
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This was Anvay’s second century within the event, the primary coming in opposition to Jharkhand, the place he scored an unbeaten 100 off 153 balls. The 16-year-old is Karnataka’s main run-scorer with 459 runs in eight innings, together with two centuries and three half-centuries.
Then again, Anvay’s elder brother, Samit, has additionally been grabbing eyeballs for his exploits within the home circuit. The batter made his debut within the senior males’s T20 crew in 2024. He additionally featured Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka taking part in for the Mysore Warriors. He scored 82 runs at a strike charge of 114 throughout seven innings.
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