Rising to the event: Musheer made the most of his alternative.
| Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
Musheer Khan, certainly one of the three Under-19 World Cup stars to have been featured in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, shone vivid as the promising batterâs unbeaten hundred bailed Mumbai out of hassle on the first day of its knockout conflict towards Baroda on Friday.
Riding on Musheerâs 128 (216b, 10×4) and his unbroken 106-run affiliation with wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore (30 n.o., 163b), Mumbai completed at 248 for 5 after selecting to bat at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy floor.
Had it not been for Shivam Dubeâs harm, Musheer would have in all probability needed to sit out the match. But the batter made the most of his alternative when he was requested to bat at No. 3. When he got here in to bat, Prithvi Shaw had been stumped after lacking an formidable cost off Bhargav Bhattâs left-arm spin.
The veteran spinner, launched into the assault in the eighth over with a humid pitch providing flip and chunk, then made the most of the circumstances by accounting for opener Bhupen Lalwani (caught off gloves in the slip cordon) and captain Ajinkya Rahane (crushed in size to be bowled) very quickly. When Shams Mulani, promoted to negate the left-arm spinnersâ flip, missed an overambitious reverse sweep to be adjudged lbw, Mumbai was in hassle at 90 for 4.
Musheer, who had appeared in management after a scratchy begin that included a thick edge for a 4 via vacant slip cordon off seasoned pacer Lukman Meriwala, then discovered an ally in Suryansh Shedge.
However, simply when the partnership had crossed 50, Shedge tried a cross-batted heave off Bhatt to be bowled. With Tamore, struggling for runs to date this season, wanting shaky, Musheer then took cost.
The function of his batting was how he didn’t let both of the three spinners settle right into a rhythm. He unsettled the bowlers by stepping out and tapping the ball into gaps for singles.
Only after he tapped Bhatt for a single in the final session to burst into a protracted celebration did he begin opening his shoulders barely, upping the scoring price. Baroda handed a debut to the different two under-19 World Cuppers. While Raj Limbani couldnât extract a lot off the pitch with the new ball, Priyanshu Moliya might be hoping to duplicate Musheerâs feat with the willow.
The scores:
Mumbai â 1st innings: Prithvi Shaw st Patel b Bhatt 33, Bhupen Lalwani c Sharma b Bhatt 19, Musheer Khan (batting) 128, Ajinkya Rahane b Bhatt 3, Shams Mulani lbw b Rathva 6, Suryansh Shedge b Bhatt 20, Hardik Tamore (batting) 30; Extras (b-2, lb-7) 9; Total (for 5 wkts. in 90 overs) 248.
Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-72, 3-86, 4-99, 5-142.
Baroda bowling: Meriwala 14-3-41-0, Limbani 10-0-28-0, Bhatt 29-4-82-4, Rathva 23-3-50-1, Pithiya 12-3-27-0, Moliya 2-0-11-0.
