Siddesh Lad with a knock of 83 (batting) starred as India Red recovered from an early blow to post 256 for 4 at stumps against India Blue on the opening day of the second league match of the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament at the NPR College ground here yesterday.

The experienced Red captain Abhinav Mukund was sent packing in the opening over of the match, leg-before wicket to Jaydev Unadkat. The left-hander, who last played for the country in the Sri Lanka test series in 2017, fell to the second delivery he faced. Vidarbha opener Sanjay Ramaswamy and Baba Aparajith, who scored a ton in the first match, put on 116 runs and fell in the space of six runs as they looked set for more.