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Ranji Trophy: Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw’s third domestic hundred lights adult BKC
- Updated: October 25, 2017
Tamil Nadu managed to shorten hosts Mumbai to 314 for 7 on Day One of a Group C Ranji Trophy compare during a MCA-BKC belligerent yesterday. The prominence of a day was a chanceless century by Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw, who displayed superb footwork to govern his cover drives, on drives, sweeps and a integrate of top cuts too.
Prithvi Shaw celebrates after scoring a century during MCA’s Bandra Kurla Complex belligerent yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande
He strike Ravichandran Ashwin’s third round of a day thourgh a covers and welcomed left-arm spinner Rahil Shah by attack him for a 6 off his fourth smoothness over a long-on fence. Shaw employed a brush shots to opposite a spin of Ashwin, who went wicketless in his initial spell of 5 overs. At a start of his second spell, Ashwin had 4 fielders on a range fence. Shaw got his 50 in only 63 deliveries.
Maiden ton on home turf
Unbeaten on 76 during a luncheon interval, Shaw got to his lass first-class century on home territory with a lofted shot towards long-on blockade off Shah. Shaw faced 39 deliveries from Ashwin and scored 27 runs that enclosed 3 hits to a fence. However, a offie got his male by bowling far-reaching of a double to get a preferred angle and had him held during initial trip by Baba Indrajith.
Like Shaw, one-drop batsman Shreyas Iyer too played aggressively and got to his half-century before lunch. Iyer distinguished his India T20 call-up with a quickfire 57 off 52 balls, attack 7 fours and dual sixes. He dispatched Ashwin over a prolonged on blockade to strech 38. He again stepped out to strike his second six, this time off Shah over long-off to get his half-century.
However, a inclusive run-scorer mislaid his thoroughness to offering an easy corner to wicketkeeper Narayan Jagadeesan off middle pacer Vijay Shankar’s effusive delivery. Shaw and Iyer common a 98-run mount for a second wicket in only 118 balls. Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare showed lot of calm to measure 53 with a assistance of 4 hits to a blockade and a 6 off Ashwin.
Earlier, TN pacer Yo Mahesh, who was personification for his state after a opening of 4 years, indispensable only 3 balls to explain his 100th first-class wicket that came in a form of opener Akhil Herwadkar (0).
Milestone for Yo Mahesh
Yo Mahesh also got absolved of Mumbai vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav (39), trapped leg before wicket only 4 mins before lunch. Vijay Shankar was a many successful TN bowler, claiming 3 for 37 in 8.1 overs.