Axar Patel smashed left-arm spinner Manav Suthar for three consecutive boundaries to bring up a crucial half-century for India D during day one of their Duleep Trophy fixture against India C. Out of 164 runs India D scored, 52 percent came from Axar's batting. He finished with a 118-ball 86. For India C, Vijaykumar Vyshak starred with 3-19.