New Delhi. Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, who were knocking on the door of the Test team, performed strongly in the Irani Cup. Mumbai's batsmen made a century partnership against Rest of India when the team was under pressure after losing 3 wickets for 37 runs. Ajinkya Rahane was not out the whole day. Iyer definitely gave his wicket by scoring 57 runs. But Sarfaraz Khan, who replaced him, did not commit any mistake. Sarfaraz provided good support to captain Ajinkya Rahane and took the team to a strong position.
Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring 4 runs.
The Irani Cup match between Ranji champions Mumbai and Rest of India began on Tuesday. Mumbai, who came to bat first, had a bad start. Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring only 4 runs. Hardik Tamur, who was at number three, could not even open his account. Captain Ajinkya Rahane took charge at number four while second opener Ayush (19) also started.
Partnership of 102 runs between Rahane-Iyer
Mumbai lost the third wicket on the score of 37. After this, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer made a partnership of 102 runs at the crease. Yash Dayal broke this excellent partnership. He got Shreyas Iyer caught by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Shreyas Iyer scored 57 runs in 84 balls.
Sarfaraz took advantage of the opportunity
Sarfaraz came to the crease after Shreyas Iyer's dismissal. Till the day's play was stopped, he batted brilliantly and also made a partnership of 98 runs with captain Rahane. At the time of stumps on the first day, Mumbai's score was 237 runs for 4 wickets. For Rest of India, Mukesh Kumar took three wickets and Yash Dayal took one wicket. Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain did not get a single wicket.
first published : October 1, 2024, 7:31 pm IST
