Mumbai, Shreyas Iyer continued his red-hot form, hitting a strike-filled 233 to guide Mumbai to a massive 602 for four declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha, here on Thursday.
Iyer’s second straight ton in the Ranji Trophy also proved to be his highest score in first-class cricket as the right-hander hammered Odisha all around the park at a strike rate of nearly 103.
Iyer’s knock was well complemented by comeback man Siddhesh Lad’s 169 not out, who hit 17 fours in his 337-ball innings.
Mumbai added another 217 runs to their overnight score of 385 for three with Iyer and Lad putting on a total of 354 runs for the fourth wicket – now a record for the 42-time Ranji Trophy winners.
Home spinners Shams Mulani and Himanshu Singh then provided crucial breakthroughs to reduce the visitors to 146 for five.
Still trailing by another 456 runs in the first essay, Odisha have Sandeep Pattanaik and Debabrata Pradhan at the crease.
Shardul Thakur provided an early breakthrough when he cleaned up Odisha opener Swastik Samal for a seven-ball duck.
Odisha bounced back strongly as Anurag Sarangi and Pattanaik put on 107 for the second wicket until the former was cleaned up by pace spinner Himanshu Singh.
Soon after, Mulani had Odisha skipper Govinda Poddar caught behind and Himanshu had Biplab Samantaray caught by Ajinkya Rahane at first slip.
In Pune, Maharashtra slipped to 185 all out against Services’ 293 in the first innings as the visitors took a big 108-run lead in the first innings at the MCA Stadium.
Services were 15/0 in the second essay, with an overall lead of 123 runs.
After Hitesh Walunj’s five for 103 helped Maharashtra restrict the services, Amit Shukla returned 7/65 as the hosts were bowled out for 185 despite skipper Ankit Bawane’s 73.
At Shillong, visitors Jammu and Kashmir were 16 for one and needed another 59 runs to win after hosts Meghalaya settled for another low score of 195 in the second innings, setting a target of 75 to win.
J&K, who had bowled out Meghalaya for just 73 in the first innings, scored 194 in reply to take a 121-run lead.
At Agartala, hosts Tripura were strongly posted at 192 for one in reply to Baroda’s 235 in the first innings.
Bikram Kumar Das fell short of his century, but Jiwanjot Singh and Tejasvi Jaiswal took them to 192 for one, after another 43 runs.
Short points:
In Mumbai: Mumbai 602/4 Decl. in 123.5 overs Odisha lead 146/5 in 49 overs by 456 runs.
In Pune: Services 293 in 110.3 overs & 15/0 in 6 overs Maharashtra 185 in 58.5 overs lead by 123 runs.
At Shillong: Meghalaya 73 & 195 lead Jammu and Kashmir 194 in 51.4 overs & 16/1 in 4 overs by 59 runs.
At Agartala: Baroda 235 in 82.2 overs Tripura 192/1 in 51 overs by 43 runs.
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