India Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull scored a quick century on day three (August 30) of the Duleep Trophy 2025 quarterfinals.
Yash Dhull scores eighth first-class century in 2025 Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy returned to its traditional zonal format this season. Dhull, playing for North Zone against East Zone in the opening set of fixtures, struck his eighth first-class hundred and his second in the tournament, having made his first against the same opposition in 2021-22, his debut first-class season.
He got a start in the first innings but departed for 39 off 67 balls as North Zone made 405 before bowling the opposition out for 230. With a significant first-innings lead, Dhull came out to the crease again when opener Shubham Khajuria fell for 21 in the second innings. He made the bowlers pay, notching up a 112-ball hundred with the help of 11 fours and two sixes.
Together with captain Ankit Kumar, who is standing in for Shubman Gill, he stitched a 200-plus run stand. Both remained unbeaten on 132 not out at tea, with Dhull’s knock coming in 153 balls – 37 balls fewer than Ankit. Dhull added just another run after the break, before being pinned lbw by the opponents' skipper, Riyan Parag.
67 Five-fors in 230 innings.
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How has Dhull fared in professional cricket so far?
Dhull led India during their title-winning campaign at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. His most notable innings came in the semi-final against Australia, where he scored a run-a-ball 110 to set up a 96-run victory.
Dhull had a stellar start to his first-class career, hitting two centuries on his Ranji Trophy debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu. A match later, he followed it up with a career-best 200 against Chhattisgarh. He continued his form with a 193 against the East Zone on his Duleep Trophy debut. He averaged 119.75 in his maiden first-class season, but his form tapered off over the next two, averaging 30.42 across 20 matches. The 2024-25 season saw him bounce back, scoring 444 runs at an average of 49.33.
The 22-year-old was also part of the Delhi Capitals’ squad for IPL 2023 and has played four matches in the tournament so far, with a top score of 13.
His exploits in List A cricket include leading India A to a runners-up finish in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. He scored 234 runs in the tournament at an average of 117.00, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer.
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