In the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, a match is also being played between Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir. Fans were eyeing India’s Test and ODI team captain Rohit Sharma in this match being played at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, but he disappointed. Rohit could score 3 runs in the first innings and 28 runs in the second innings. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dubey and Shreyas Iyer also could not do anything special for Mumbai.
In this match Mumbai, Shardul Thakur has overcome the crisis. Shardul scored 51 off 57 balls in Mumbai’s first innings, including five fours and two sixes. Then Shardul also wreaked havoc with the ball and took two wickets in the first innings of Jammu and Kashmir. After this, Shardul has played amazing innings in Mumbai’s second innings. Shardul is unbeaten on 113 runs in the second innings. During this time, he has faced 119 balls so far and has hit 19 fours.
This was the second century of Shardul Thakur’s first class career. Earlier, he scored 109 runs in the semi -finals against Tamil Nadu last season. After scoring a century against Jammu and Kashmir, Shardul celebrated Dhansu. The video of Shardul’s celebration is going viral.
When Shardul Thakur came to batting, the score of Mumbai at that time was 101 runs for seven wickets in the second innings and she looked in crisis. In such a situation, Shardul batted brilliantly and raised his team from crisis. Shardul, along with Tanush Kotian, has so far partnership for the eighth wicket.
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Let us know that in this match, Mumbai won the toss and scored 120 runs in their first innings while batting first. In response, Jammu and Kashmir scored 206 runs and took a lead of 86 runs on the basis of first innings. After this, Mumbai scored 274 runs for seven wickets in their second innings by the time of the stump on the second day (24 January). Shardul Thakur is playing on 119 and Tanush Kotian 58 runs. Mumbai’s lead is 188 runs.
This is Shardul’s international record
Fast bowling all -rounder Shardul Thakur has been running out of Team India for a long time. ‘Lord’ Shardul played his last international match in December 2023. Then Shardul landed in the Centurion Test against South Africa. Shardul has played 11 Tests, 47 ODIs and 25 T20 matches for India. During this, he scored 729 runs in addition to taking 129 wickets.