Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane smashed an important century within the quarterfinal fixture in opposition to Haryana on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The correct-hand batter reached the triple-digit mark in 160 deliveries as Mumbai prolonged its lead previous 300 in opposition to Haryana. His ton included 10 fours. It was Rahane’s maiden ton of this version of the event.
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Rahane’s keep within the center lastly got here to an finish as he edged Anuj Thakral’s good size supply to Rohit Sharma behind the stumps. He was dissmissed for 108 runs.
After taking a primary innings lead, defending champion Mumbai began off its second innings somewhat slowly and misplaced two wickets earlier than reaching 50. Nonetheless, Rahane and Siddhesh Lad stitched a 52-run partnership to take their aspect out of the woods.
After Lad fell, Rahane partnered with Suryakumar Yadav and added 129 runs for the fourth wicket to place Mumbai within the driver’s seat.
Southpaw Shivam Dube and Rahane added 85 runs off 124 deliveries for the fifth wicket as Mumbai is at the moment at 314/5.