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Irani Cup: Chirag Gandhi’s ton rescues Gujarat after Rest of India creates early inroads
- Updated: January 20, 2017
Gujarat’s Chirag Gandhi celebrates his century during a Irani Cup compare opposite Rest of India during Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Pic/PTI
Middle-order batsman Chirag Gandhi struck a timely, lass initial category hundred and remained unbeaten on 136 to lift newly-crowned Ranji Trophy champions Gujarat from low difficulty on day one of a Irani Cup game against a Rest of India during Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium on Friday.
The 26-year-old batsman, whose prior top measure was 87 done opposite Uttar Pradesh in October, batted in a forthright demeanour to sojourn unconquered in a tighten of play score of 300 for 8 after entrance to a double only past the hour when Gujarat were 55 for two.
Gandhi struck 18 fours and a 6 in his 159-ball essay, playing some excellent drives and cut shots, even as wickets fell regularly during a other end, especially to a medium-pace attack of Pankaj Singh (3 for 77) and Siddharth Kaul (4 for 73).
Gujarat, who opted to bat first, were in difficulty at lunch, taken during 81 for 3, after a tumble of their captain Parthiv Patel for 11 and afterwards mislaid Dhruv Raval shortly after the break before Gandhi and Manpreet Juneja (47) got together to resurrect a floundering innings with a mount of 109.
Part-time bowler Akhil Herwadkar pennyless a fifth wicket partnership during a cadence of tea by dismissing Juneja with the score on 191 in 60.2 overs after that Gandhi, personification only his 14th initial category game, batted with a reduce sequence to take the measure to 300 for 8.
In a morning, a high Pankaj Singh trapped opener Samit Gohil for a steep off a sixth round and afterwards got absolved of the other in-form opener Praiyank Panchal by a locate in the trip cordon.
Kaul afterwards accounted for Gujarat captain Parthiv, who chopped a round going divided on to his stumps only before lunch and afterwards combined a scalp of Raval shortly after a interlude by inducing a scrape to a wicket keeper.
Juneja and Gandhi prevented any serve repairs roughly compartment a finish of a second event before Herwadkar was given a play and pennyless a realistic partnership.
At close, Hardik Patel (9) was a other not out batsman with Gandhi.
Brief scores: Gujarat 300 for 8 in 88 overs (Manpreet Juneja 47, Chirag Gandhi not out 136; Hardik Patel not out 9;
Pankaj Singh 3 for 77, Siddharth Kaul 4 for 73) v Rest of India.