Leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule staked his claim for a place in the Indian team with a superb 58.

Bahutule's highest score in the Irani Trophy is 71. Before this match, he had scored 104 runs in 3 matches at an average of 26.

His bowling figures read: 24 wickets in 3 matches at an impressive average of 18.54, his best being 8 for 71.

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