Ranji Trophy 2024: Out-of-favour sidelined stars Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara record centuries

Prithvi Shaw recorded a surprising hundred throughout Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy 2024 match towards Chattisgarh on Friday. Shaw scored 159 off 185 balls as Mumbai posted a complete of 310/4 on Day 1 of their sixth match of the season in Raipur. 

The 24-year-old opener made his return to aggressive cricket from a long-term harm throughout Mumbai’s final match towards Bengal however managed to attain simply 35 runs. But he stole the limelight by smashing his thirteenth First-Class century to remind everybody of his return to type.

Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani added 244 runs for the opening wicket with each gamers scoring 100 every. Shaw blasted Chattisgarh’s bowling assault by smashing 159 off simply 185 balls with the assistance of 18 fours and three sixes, his third hundred-plus knock in his final 4 general innings throughout competitions. However, Chattisgarh bowlers made a late comeback by taking 4 wickets after tea as Mumbai posted 310/4 in 86 overs earlier than the stumps. 

Meanwhile, a flop present continues for the veteran Ajinkya Rahane who was bowled out on only one run on Friday. Rahane returned to take the captaincy armband however registered his sixth single-digit rating in six Ranji Trophy 2024 innings. 

In one other huge recreation on Friday, the defending champions Saurashtra posted 242/4 towards Rajasthan on Day 1. The veteran Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second century of the match by smashing 110 off 230 balls as he continues to hunt a technique to make a comeback to the nationwide workforce.

In-form Devdutt Padikkal additionally continued his red-hot type throughout codecs by scoring an unbeaten 151 off 216 balls throughout Karnataka’a high-voltage recreation towards giants Tamil Nadu. Padikkal’s good knock helped Karnataka publish 288/5 in 90 overs on Day 1 as each groups eye high spot within the Elite Group C desk.

Padikkal, the 23-year-old left-handed batter, has scored three a whole lot in simply 5 innings within the Ranji Trophy 2024 and in addition made a big effect by scoring one century and one fifty towards England Lions lately.