Karnataka Captain Mayank Agarwal Scores Century, Gives Team Lead in Ranji Trophy Match Against Gujarat
On Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Gujarat in Ahmedabad, Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal played an exceptional innings, scoring 109 runs. With this impressive performance, Karnataka took a 64-run lead over Gujarat.
After dismissing Gujarat for 263 on the first day, Karnataka ended Day 2 at 328 for five. Alongside Agarwal, Manish Pandey contributed an unbeaten 50 and Sujay Sateri scored 24. The duo has already built a partnership of 60 runs.
The opening pair of Ravikumar Samarth (60) and Mayank Agarwal (109) provided Karnataka with a strong start, putting together a partnership of 172 runs. Agarwal reached his 16th first-class century off 124 deliveries, featuring 17 fours and a six.
Despite the dismissals of the openers at 172, Devdutt Padikkal (42) and Nikin Jose (22) added 65 more runs before both were also dismissed at 238. Chintan Gaja took two wickets for Gujarat. The match is finely poised as Karnataka holds a lead with five wickets still in hand.
In another Group C match in Porvorim, Goa scored a massive 618/7 against Chandigarh, thanks to centuries from Suyash Prabhudessai (197) and Deepraj Gaonkar (115 not out). Goa resumed the day at 267 for three, with Prabhudessai and Darshan Misal (46) adding 104 for the fourth wicket.
Brief scores:
– In Ahmedabad: Gujarat 264 in 88 overs (Kshitij Patel 95, Umang Kumar 72; Vasuki Koushik 4/49). Karnataka 328/5 in 90 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 60, Mayank Agarwal 109, Manish Pandey 56; Chintan Gaja 2/43).
– In Porvorim: Goa 618/7 in 160 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 197, Krishnamurthy Siddharth 77, Deepraj Gaonkar 115 not out, Arjun Tendulkar 80; Jagjit Singh 2/79). Chandigarh 73-1 (Arslan Khan 41; Mohit Redkar 1/18) by 545 runs.
– In Chandigarh: Railways 343/9 (Pratham Singh 60, Mohammad Saif 50, Upendra Yadav 58, Sahab Yuvraj 68; Siddarth Kaul 3/80). Punjab.
– In Agartala: Tamil Nadu 122/1 (Vijay Shankar 50 batting; Manisankar Murasingh 1/11) vs Tripura.
(Source: PTI)
Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal scored a century (109 runs) in a Ranji Trophy Group C match against Gujarat, helping his team take a 64-run lead on Day 2. Karnataka ended the day at 328 for five, with Manish Pandey contributing an unbeaten 50. The opening pair of Ravikumar Samarth and Mayank provided a strong start with a partnership of 172 runs. Despite the dismissals of the openers, Karnataka continued to build their lead with contributions from Devdutt Padikkal and Nikin Jose. Chintan Gaja took two wickets for Gujarat. In another Group C match, Goa scored a massive 618/7 against Chandigarh, with centuries from Suyash Prabhudessai and Deepraj Gaonkar.
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