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Pune, Shreyas Iyer struck a strokeful century to help Mumbai take the first-innings lead against Saurashtra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final here today.
Iyer made 117 off 142 balls with the help of 15 boundaries and two sixes to single-handedly take Mumbai to 262/8 in reply to Saurashtra’s 235 all out. Besides Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav (48) was the other notable scorer for Mumbai. At stumps, Siddhesh Lad was batting on 22 while Iqbal Abdullah was unbeaten on 9.
Left-arm pace duo of Hardik Rathod (3/44) and Jaydev Unadkat (2/55) shared five wickets between them while right-arm fast bowler Chirag Jani (2/46) chipped in with two wickets.
Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 192/8, Saurashtra added 43 runs to finish at 235 in 93.2 overs.
Debutant Prerak Mankad (66) added 11 more runs to his last night’s score before becoming Dhawal Kulkarni’s fifth victim of the innings.
Unadkat also chipped in with a handy 31 off 26 balls, smashing two boundaries and as many sixes.
Kulkarni (5/42) finished with an impressive five-wicket haul while Shardul Thakur scalped three wickets giving away 89 runs.
At the end of Day 2, Mumbai enjoy a slender 27-run lead over Saurashtra with just two wickets in hand. The match is still open as both teams have a chance to register an outright win with three full day’s play remaining in the game.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 235 all out (Arpit Vasavada 77, Prerak Mankad 66; Dhawal Kulkarni 5/42, Shardul Thakur 3/89); Mumbai 262/8 (Shreyas Iyer 117, Surya Kumar Yadav 48; Hardik Rathod 3/44, Jaydev 2/55.
