Ranji Trophy | Shreyas’ counterattacking century overpowers Walunj’s six-for for preventing Maharashtra

Dominant show: Shreyas will probably be mighty happy along with his knock.
| Photograph Credit score: EMMANUAL YOGINI

A document missed. Finish of a drought. A memorable outing. And a promising partnership. That may be the summation of the second day’s play of the Maharashtra Derby of Ranji Trophy between arch-rivals Mumbai and Maharashtra.

Hitesh Walunj, the Maharashtra left-arm spinner, did halt teenager Ayush Mhatre’s (176, 232b, 22×4, 4×6) march in the direction of turning into the third youngest Indian to notch up a First Class double hundred. However Walunj’s fifth five-wicket haul (six for 134) couldn’t cease Shreyas Iyer’s onslaught.

Shreyas (142, 190b, 12×4, 4×6) ended a 35-month drought of a First Class ton because the centurion duo’s 200-run partnership was instrumental in Mumbai placing on an enormous first-innings lead of 315 runs on the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy Floor.

Regardless of Shardul Thakur putting within the opening over in as many days, opener Sachin Dhas and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad placed on a stable unbroken 141-run partnership to assist Maharashtra finish day two at 142 for one.

Whereas Dhas blocked and left with ease, Ruturaj was at his brutal greatest. Having swapped their batting positions, the duo didn’t spare something that was pitched up by the pacers and spinners alike. Ruturaj’s cowl drives, together with one off Tanush Kotian within the final over earlier than Stumps, had been a deal with to observe.

The duo should proceed the vigil in the identical method that Mhatre and Shreyas did within the morning.

The Mumbai pair doubled their in a single day 97-run affiliation. Whereas Mhatre continued to bat with aptitude, Shreyas rotated strike and created boundary balls at will.

Shreyas’ lofted cowl drive off Pradeep Dadhe that sailed over the boundary into the follow space was one of many highlights of the day. As soon as Mhatre supplied a easy catch to quick mid-wicket simply earlier than lunch, Walunj added Suryakumar Yadav’s prized scalp after the break off a mistimed sweep. And the spinner accomplished his five-for by getting Shreyas trapped in entrance of the wickets off a tentative prod.

The scores:

Maharashtra – 1st innings: 126.

Mumbai – 1st innings: Prithvi Shaw lbw b Dadhe 1, Ayush Mhatre c Bachhav b Walunj 176, Hardik Tamore c Naik b Dadhe 4, Ajinkya Rahane lbw b Walunj 31, Shreyas Iyer lbw b Walunj 142, Suryakumar Yadav c Bachhav b Walunj 7, Shams Mulani c Walunj b Veer 16, Shardul Thakur lbw b Walunj 12, Tanush Kotian c (sub) b Walunj 28, Mohit Avasthi lbw b Bachhav 0, Royston Dias (not out) 9; Extras (b-8, nb-6, w-1): 15; Whole (in 103.1 overs): 441.

Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-24, 3-123, 4-323, 5-337, 6-366, 7-387, 8-404, 9-413.

Maharashtra bowling: Dadhe 16-1-76-2, Hangargekar 17-0-116-0, Kulkarni 5-1-13-0, Bachhav 23-1-69-1, Walunj 36.1-2-134-6, Veer 6-0-25-1.

Maharashtra – 2nd innings: Siddhesh Veer lbw b Shardul 0, Sachin Dhas (batting) 59, Ruturaj Gaikwad (batting) 80; Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-1): 3; Whole (for one wkt. in 31 overs): 142.

Fall of wicket: 1-1.

Mumbai bowling: Shardul 8-1-27-1, Avasthi 6-1-25-0, Mulani 10-0-60-0, Kotian 3-0-14-0, Dias 4-1-14-0.