Ranji Trophy wrap: Sarfaraz, Jagadeesan, Anustup hit centuries on Day 1 of Round 6

Ranji Trophy Round 6, Day 1 wrap: Sarfaraz Khan hit 100 to rescue Mumbai towards Delhi whereas Narayan Jagadeesan and Anustup Majumdar hit a whole bunch to place Tamil Nadu and Bengal able of energy of their respective Group B matches towards Assam and Haryana.

Sarfaraz Khan hit 125 for Mumbai towards Delhi on January 17 (PTI Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Sarfaraz Khan put behind one other Test squad snub to hit one other century on Day 1 of Round 6 of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 match towards Delhi. Sarfaraz rescued Mumbai after a shaky begin of their Group B match on the Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday, January 17.

Sarfaraz hit 125 from simply 155 deliveries as he led Mumbai’s fightback after they had been lowered to 66 for 4. It was Sarfaraz’s third hundred of the season as he has already gone previous 550 runs.

Mumbai, who’re on the 2nd spot in Group B behind Saurashtra, had been bowled out for 293 regardless of Sarfaraz’s sensible counter-attack. It was not a straightforward outing as Sarfaraz got here in to bat along with his group in a spot of trouble at 62 for thee, changing his 17-year-old brother Musheer. He then noticed skipper Ajinkya Rahane making his method again to the dressing room after being dismissed by medium pacer Pranshu Vijayan .

Sarfaraz took off his helmet and got here up with a thigh-five celebration. Head coach Amol Mazumdar doffed his hat as the complete dressing room stood as much as applaud the knock, in line with PTI information company.

Wicketkeeper Prasad Pawar (25) received out after getting a begin, paving the way in which for a sixth-wicket stand of 144 runs between Sarfaraz and Shams Mulani (39).

In-form opener Prithvi Shaw was the second-highest scorer for Mumbai, with a attribute 35-ball 40.

Vijayran (4//66) was essentially the most profitable bowler on the day for Delhi, whereas there have been two wickets apiece for Harshit Rana and Yogesh Sharma.

In the final two Ranji Trophy seasons, Sarfaraz has amassed 1,910 runs in simply 12 video games, averaging 136.42. He scored seven centuries in 18 innings, and in addition made 11 fifties. Since 2019, the Mumbai batter has scored 2,289 runs in 22 innings at a median of 134.64 with 9 a whole bunch, 5 fifties, two double a whole bunch and a triple ton.

JAGADEESAN SHINES IN CHENNAI

Meanwhile, on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu dominated Assam, who’ve been disillusioned with the ball within the season.

Opener Narayan Jagadeesan continued to impress, hitting 125 in simply 152 balls whereas Pradosh Ranjan Paul was unbeaten on 99 at shut of play.

Out-of-favour India all-rounder Vijay Shankar was unbeaten on 53.

Tamil Nadu ended with 386 for 4 at Stumps.

MAHARASHTRA DOMINATED HYDERABAD

Maharashtra, who’re positioned third in Group B, dominated Hyderabad’s bowling assault on Day 1 on the MCA Cricket Stadium Gahunje. The hosts rode on Naushad Shaikh’s 145 and Kedar Jadhav 71 to submit 353 for five within the opening day.

Ashay Palkar, unbeaten on 61, will look to assist Maharahstra lengthen their first innings whole and head to a dominant place.

BENGAL CONTINUE TO IMPRESS

In Rohtak, veteran Bengal batter Anustup Majumdar scored an unbeaten 137 — his twelfth first-class century — because the guests made a robust begin of their Ranji Trophy Group A match towards Haryana right here on Tuesday.

With Bengal in prime spot to make it to the Ranji quarter-finals as they’re main the group with 25 factors, the 38-year-old Majumdar gave them a strong begin, guiding them to 335 for six on day one of many match on the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli.

Abhimanyu Easwaran (57) and wicket-keeper Abhishek Porel (49) had been the opposite key contributors for Bengal because the group leaders made the hosts toil, scoring at a wholesome price of three.72 runs per over.

Harshal Patel was essentially the most profitable Haryana bowler, grabbing three wickets for 60 runs in his 18 overs, even because the hosts utilised seven bowlers to limit Bengal, however to no avail.

BRIEF SCORES

Mumbai: 293 all out in 79.2 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 125, Prithvi Shaw 40; Pranshu Vijayran 4/66) vs Delhi.

In Rajkot

Andhra: 256/5 in 90 overs (Ricky Bhui 80; Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 3/80) vs Saurashtra.

In Chennai

Tamil Nadu: 386/4 in 90 overs (Narayan Jagadeesan 125, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 99 batting, Baba Indrajith 77, Vijay Shankar 53 batting) vs Assam.

In Pune

Maharashtra 353/5 in 85 overs (Naushad Shaikh 145; Kedar Jadhav 71, Ashay Palkar 61 batting; Kartikeya Kak 3/76) vs Hyderabad.

In Rohtak

Bengal 335 for six in 90 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 57, Anustup Majumdar battinng 137; Abishek Porel 49; Harshal Patel 3/60) vs Haryana.

In Dehradun

Baroda 86 in 35.3 overs (Deepak Dhapola 2/28, Agrim Tiwari 5/40, Abhay Negi 2/14) vs Uttarakhand 74 for 4 in 32 overs (Aditya Tare batting 26; Babashafi Pathan 2/11).

In Nadaun

Himachal Pradesh 285 for six in 90 overs (Ankit Kalsi batting 116, Nikhil Gangta 41, Rishi Dhawan 40, Mayank Dagar bating 53) vs Nagaland.

In Meerut

Odisha 222 for five in 82 overs (Shantanu Mishra batting 107, Rajesh Dhuper 62, Abhishek Raut batting 43) vs Uttar Pradesh. (With PTI Inputs)

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Jan 17, 2023