Bhubaneswar: Unbeaten ton each by Siddhesh Lad and Shreyas Iyer powered defending champion Mumbai to gathered a massive 385 for 3 against Odisha at day-one stumps of the Elite Group-A Ranji Trophy at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Mumbai on Wednesday,
Odisha captain Govinda Poddar made blunder by inviting Mumbai in on a batting paradise, the teenaged opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi in his second First Class appearance smashed 124 ball 92 put the Odisha bowlers on back foot.
While Raghuvanshi missed his maiden hundred, Siddhesh Lad and Shreyas Iyer remained at the day-one stumps with 116 and 152 runs respectively. Riding on Lad and Shreyas’ unbroken partnership of 231 runs off 298 balls, Mumbai ended Day One at 385 for three.
Odisha has not had the greatest start to the Ranji Trophy, beginning with an abandoned fixture against Tripura, followed by a fighting draw against Jammu and Kashmir, where they let the visitors come from behind. Things only worsened from there, as Baroda defeated them by an innings. As it stands, Odisha is second from the bottom in their group.
The scores: Mumbai 1st innings 385/3 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 92, Siddhesh Lad 116 n.o; Shreyas Iyer 152 n.o; Biplab Samantray 2/36) vs Odisha
