Ranji Trophy: Musheer Khan shows teen spirit with 128*

PTI

Mumbai, February 23

India U-19 World Cup star Musheer Khan came to Mumbai’s rescue with his maiden First-Class hundred as the hosts recovered from a precarious position to reach 248/5 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Baroda here today.

The 18-year-old Musheer, who was among the leading run-scorers in the recently-concluded U-19 showpiece in South Africa, was at the forefront of Mumbai’s recovery who were jolted multiple times after electing to bat.

Musheer raised a well-calculated 128 not out off 216 balls, studded with 10 fours, while putting on two crucial partnerships to lead the team’s recovery from 99/4.

High-five for Sai Kishore

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu skipper R Sai Kishore continued his fine run, scalping five wickets to help his side dismiss defending champions Saurashtra for 183 on Day 1 of their quarterfinal today. With 43 wickets, the 27-year-old spinner has become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament so far this season. In reply, Tamil Nadu were 23/1, with Saurashtra ahead by 160 runs.

Andhra leave MP reeling

Indore: Pacers KV Sasikanth and Nitish Kumar Reddy shared seven wickets between them as Andhra roared back in their quarterfinal to leave hosts Madhya Pradesh reeling at 233/9 on the opening day.

Openers Yash Dubey (64) and Himanshu Mantri (49) put on 123 runs for the first wicket but Andhra had gained complete control by the end of the day’s play.

Taide slams 3rd ton

Nagpur: Vidarbha opener Atharva Taide struck his third First-Class century and his second of the ongoing season as his side ended Day 1 of their quarterfinal against Karnataka at 261/3.

Taide has also been the most prolific batter of his side this season, racking up 463 runs in 10 innings at an average of 51.44, including a highest individual score of 138.

Brief scores

Mumbai: 248/5 in 90 overs (Musheer 128*, Shaw 33; Bhargav 4/82) vs Baroda; Saurashtra: 183 all out in 77.1 overs (Harvik 83; Sai Kishore 5/66) vs TN: 23/1 in 10 overs; MP: 234/9 in 81 overs (Dubey 64, Mantri 49; Sasikanth 4/37; Nithish 3/50) vs Andhra; Vidarbha: 261/3 in 86 overs (Taide 109, Yash 93; Koushik 1/31) vs Karnataka.

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