Delhi: Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane performed strongly against Haryana in the quarter -finals of the Ranji Trophy. He scored a brilliant century in the second innings of his team and brought the team to a strong position. In this match being played in Kolkata on Tuesday, February 11, Rahane completed his innings by 88 and completed the 29th first class century.
200th first class match
The match was the 200th first -class match of Rahane’s career, and he made this special occasion memorable in a spectacular style. Due to his excellent innings, Mumbai’s lead increased to more than 300 runs. However, he was dismissed by Anuj Thakarai by scoring 108 runs. With this innings, he has a total of 41 centuries in his first class cricket, out of which 12 have come in Test cricket. Apart from this, he is at the threshold of completing 14,000 first-class runs soon.
Rahane scored 108 runs in 180 balls with the help of 13 fours. This was his first century in this season of Ranji Trophy. He shared an important partnership of 129 runs in collaboration with India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav (70 runs).
Great form in domestic cricket
Rahane has scored 437 runs in 12 innings in this Ranji Trophy season, including a century and two half -centuries. He has not played Test cricket since July 2023, but is continuously doing well in domestic cricket.
Earlier, he also did wonders in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, where he scored 469 runs in 9 matches. His average was 58.62 and the strike rate was 164.56. With this great form, he is ready for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
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