Oh my luck! The batsman was 3 runs away from a double century, then this 'accident' happened in the middle of the field

Sports News: In the first semi-final of Duleep Trophy 2025, South Zone and North Zone teams are facing each other. This match between the two teams is being played at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru. In this match, Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper batsman Narayan Jagadeesan, playing for South Zone, played a memorable innings. But he missed out on scoring a double century. He was just 3 runs away from reaching the 200-run mark.

Jagdishan missed a double century

North Zone won the toss and invited South Zone to bat first. Narayan Jagadeesan, who came to open the innings for South Zone, scored a lot of runs. Jagadeesan completed his century facing 184 balls on the first day of the game. He batted very cautiously and settled at the crease on the second day of the game as well. He took 262 balls to reach the score of 159 runs. But after reaching the score of 197 runs, one mistake proved costly for him. In fact, he lost his wicket by getting run out.

Narayan Jagadeesan faced a total of 352 balls in this innings and scored 197 runs. His innings included 16 fours and 2 sixes. In such a situation, he looked very disappointed after getting out. He had a great chance to complete a double century. Let us tell you, Narayan Jagadeesan was recently included in Team India for the last match of the Test series on the England tour. He came into the team in place of Rishabh Pant, but could not make his debut.

This happened for the second time in two days

This is the second consecutive day in the semi-final matches of Duleep Trophy 2025 when a batsman has missed a double century. Before Narayan Jagdishan, Rituraj Gaikwad also fell 16 runs short of completing a double century. West Zone batsman Rituraj Gaikwad scored 184 runs in the first innings against Central Zone facing 206 balls. Which included 25 fours and 1 six.