22:49 (IST)23 AUG 2016
22:24 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 108/7; Overs 32
Sandeep Sharma runs into Saurabh Tiwary while running across off a misfield at short cover, and runs himself out at the striker's end.
22:10 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 99/6; Overs 28
Saurabh Tiwary is playing some strokes now, hits a fluent drive through the long off region for a boundary.
21:58 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 87/6; Overs 25
Two wickets in the over for Kuldeep Yadav. He now has 3 wickets.
21:57 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Yuvraj Singh at first-slip makes no mistake. Wickets continue to tumble here. Gopal lasted just 3 balls.
21:57 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 87/6; Overs 24.5
OUT! Shreyas Gopal edges a regulation delivery from Yadav to first-slip.
21:54 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Shreyas Gopal is the new batsman for India Green. He has an average of 35 in first-class cricket with three hundreds to his credit.
21:52 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Kuldeep Yadav tosses one, Raina swallows the bait and charges down to hit him over mid-wicket. Raina misses and is bowled. Its a rather embarassing dismissal for the India Green skipper.
21:51 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 87/5; Overs 24.2
OUT! Just when we thought Raina was looking good, he commits a blunder.
21:49 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 87/4; Overs 24
India Green now trail by 74. Raina looks solid out there at the moment.
21:46 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Back to back boundaries from Tiwary here. This time a square drive through point for four.
21:45 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Saurabh Tiwary gets off the mark with a strong cover drive for four.
21:45 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 77/4; Overs 23
21:37 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Saurabh Tiwari joins Suresh Raina out in the middle.
21:36 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 72/4; Overs 21
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes. P Patel tries to cut one from the left-arm wrist spinner but ends up edging it to the keeper.
21:32 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 67/3; Overs 20
Its a 36 wicket partnership for the 4th wicket between Raina and P Patel
21:26 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 65/3; Overs 19
21:24 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 64/3; Overs 18
21:23 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Parthiv Patel gets into the act now. He cuts a wide Ishwar Pandey delivery to the point boundary for four.
21:20 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 55/3; Overs 17
Kuldeep Yadav sends down a maiden. He could prove to be a great prospect for India should he be able to scale up with his control and variations.
21:17 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 55/3; Overs 16
21:13 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 52/3; Overs 15
21:11 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Raina punches Yadav over mid-on for four. Its hit against the spin but Raina manages to get to the pitch of the ball to put it away. Good looking shot that.
21:10 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 46/3; Overs 14
21:09 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Raina is looking good here. He's timing the ball well and he appears assured as he leaves the ball.
21:06 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 43/3; Overs 13
21:05 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Raina pulls a short Kuldeep Yadav delivery to the wide long-on boundary for four. The crowd finally has something to cheer.
21:03 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 38/3; Overs 12
21:00 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Yuvraj Singh cannot believe it and stands wide eyed in astonishment. Replays confirm that Patel was indeed trapped in front. He survives though.
20:59 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Kuldeep Yadav's doing well. He had Parthiv Patel trapped in front. A huge appeal ensues but the umpire is unmoved.
20:56 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 37/3; Overs 10
20:56 (IST)23 AUG 2016
The flood-light problem has been fixed and we're back live now as play resumes.
20:39 (IST)23 AUG 2016
The problem with the flood-flights continue. Play has been stopped as we wait for the organisers to get a hold of spare light bulbs. Here's one good reason why day-night domestic cricket wasn't a good idea in the first place.
20:01 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Play has temporarily been stalled again due to the malfunctioning of the lights in one of the towers. Noida's power crisis continues!
19:52 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Change of bowling as Kuldeep Yadav come in and he's turning it big with the relatively new ball.
19:52 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 33/3; Overs 8
19:49 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Nathu Singh now has three.
19:48 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Nathu Singh, India's answer to Dale Steyn as per Rahul Dravid, gets one to cut back in real sharp. It appeared to be heading down the leg-side on impact. Also, Singh's front foot seemed to land over the popping crease. Paliwal was not-out there on two accounts, yet he was sent back.
19:46 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 31/3; Overs 6
OUT! Paliwal's been adjudged LBW.
19:43 (IST)23 AUG 2016
The pink-ball continues to move in the air as P Patel flashes wide outside the off-stump. The outside edge takes the ball wide of the slip fielders and Patel picks up four.
19:39 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 25/2; Overs 6
19:39 (IST)23 AUG 2016
In comes Rajat Paliwal with an impressive first-class average of 51.76.
19:36 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Green: 25/2; Overs 5.5
Out! Nathu Singh's picked up another one here. He has J Saxena out caught behind.
19:32 (IST)23 AUG 2016
J Saxena's looking good here as he cuts Nathu Singh through point and then lets the next one go through to the keeper.
19:26 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Anureet Singh is sending in big in-swingers here. There's big movement here under the lights as J Saxena is having to get well forward to fend the in-swingers.
19:23 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Nathu Singh is running in and delivering quick seam-up's. The pink ball flying across the pitch is a wonderful sight indeed.
19:21 (IST)23 AUG 2016
Parthiv Patel and Jalaj Saxena resume for India Green.
19:20 (IST)23 AUG 2016
We're back live now with the final session.
19:06 (IST)23 AUG 2016
The food-lights have taken effect and its a wonderful sight here at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. Stay tuned for the live action of the final session of play on day 1 of the Duleep Trophy for 2016.
18:44 (IST)23 AUG 2016
India Red have managed to pick the prized wicket of Robin Uthappa before the dinner break. Robin's wicket was crucial as the opener from Karnataka can score big in quick time.
STUMPS, DAY 1: India Green: 116/7; Overs 35
Tiwary and Dinda safely negotiate the dying moments of the day to take India Green to 116/7 in their first innings, still trailing India Red by 45 runs.