Anvay Dravid slams second hundred in three matches in Vinoo Mankad Trophy

Rahul Dravid's son, Anvay scored 151 runs off just 100 deliveries with 20 fours and three sixes, leading his team from the front in the 359-run chase. Thanks to his terrific knock, Karnataka won by five wickets (VJD method), finishing at 352-5 in 45.3 overs at the Vizzy Stadium in Vizianagaram.

The Karnataka skipper has been in brilliant form in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, having smashed 85* off 41 against Delhi and 104 off 62 against Chandigarh to lead Karnataka to comprehensive wins in his previous two innings. He also hit seven fours and five sixes each in the two matches. Their previous match against Himachal Pradesh was washed out.

As for the match against Gujarat, the 17-year-old came out to bat at four with his team at 63-2 in the 12th over. He joined hands with another in-form batter Dhruv Krishnan (130) to stitch a mammoth 204-run stand for the third wicket in 159 deliveries to lay the platform for the run-chase.

Anvay balanced patience with aggression, while striking boundaries regularly to reach his hundred off 79 balls. Accelerating further, he brought up his 150 off 97 balls, slamming 20 runs in the 43rd over before falling in the next, by when victory was well in sight for Karnataka. With the win, they have secured their place in the knockouts.

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Dravid's only failure came in the tournament opener against Jharkhand, where he was dismissed for 18 and Karnataka went down defending 194.

Prior to his prolific run in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, Dravid turned heads in the first Youth ODI of the three-match series against Australia in September, smashing 38 off just 18 balls from number six in a rain-curtailed encounter. Before that, in July, the wicketkeeper-batter had also impressed with an 87 off 67 deliveries in a youth ODI against Sri Lanka.

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