Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Iyer ki Double Century se Mumbai ne Odisha ke Khilaf Banayi Pakki Pakad
Mumbai: Shreyas Iyer ka career-best score 233 ne defending champions Mumbai ko Odisha ke khilaf Ranji Trophy match ke doosre din ke ant tak driver’s seat mein laa diya. Ye match MCA-BKC ground par Thursday ko hua.
Iyer aur Lad ka Shaandar Saath
Iyer ke is lamba inning ne hosts ko unka pehla inning 602/4 par declare karne ka mauka diya. Iske baad Odisha ko 146/5 par rok diya gaya. Iyer ne jo din ki shuruaat 152 se ki thi, apne personal score mein 81 aur jod diye. Unke saathi Siddhesh Lad, jo ki 116 par the, bina out hue 169 par pahuche. Dono ne chauthe wicket ke liye 354 runs ka record banaya, jo Ranji Trophy mein Mumbai ka ek naye record hai. Yeh record pehle Rohit Sharma aur Sushant Marathe ka tha jo Gujarat ke khilaf 2009-10 mein 342 runs banaye the.
Iyer ne apna teesra first-class double hundred 201 balls mein pura kiya, aur ye milestone unhone ek khubsurat straight drive ke saath kiya. Iyer ne 24 chaukke aur 9 chakke lagaye, aur unhe left-arm spinner Harshit Rathod ne wicketkeeper Aasirwad Swain ke dwara stump karwaya.
Lad Ka Anchor Role
Jab Iyer apne aggresive strokeplay dikha rahe the, wahin Lad ne apne approach mein risk se bacha. Unhone kaha, “Iyer positive cricket khelte hain aur unhe bowlers par aggressive hone ka maza aata hai.”
Ek samay tha jab Lad ko apne cricket career par shak tha, lekin ab wapas Mumbai team mein aaye hain. Do saal pehle Goa ke liye khelne gaye the lekin Mumbai Cricket Association policy ke mutabik, wapas aane ke liye ek saal ka cool-off period bhi unhone guzara.
Unka unbeaten 169 Odisha ke khilaf 337 balls mein aaya aur unhone apne pace ko bilkul bhi nahi badhaaya. Iyer ke brisk scoring ke saath, Lad ne anchor role apnaya aur usme safal rahe.
Shedge Ka Chamakdaar Cameo
Iyer ke out hone ke baad 21 saal ke Suryansh Shedge ne tired Odisha attack par kehar barpa kar diya, aur sirf 36 balls mein 79 runs banaye. Unke chhote se cameo mein 6 chhakke aur 7 chaukke shaamil rahe.
Odisha Ki Shuruaati Pareshani
Odisha ka innings bhi shuruaat se hi mushkil mein raha jab Swastik Samal ko Shardul Thakur ne duck par hi out kar diya. Anurag Sarangi aur Sandeep Pattnaik ne dusre wicket ke liye 109 runs jode lekin iske baad keval do runs ke interval par teen wickets gir gaye aur ek aur wicket close of play ke paas gira. Mumbai ke spinners Shams Mulani aur Himanshu Singh ne 2-2 wickets liye aur Odisha ab 456 runs se peeche hai aur agle do din mein unke liye mushkilein barkarar hain.