India and Mumbai bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has hit his second First Class hundred in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match against Jammu & Kashmir. Thakur came out to bat when Mumbai were reduced to 101/7, leading by only 15 runs with three wickets left. The defending champions, Mumbai were trailing by 86 runs after the first innings.
Thakur and Tanush Kotian have put together 154 runs for the eighth wicket and are looking to help their side fightback with the ball when the chance arrives. At the time of writing, Mumbai were 255/7 with Kotian batting on 53. Mumbai’s batting consisted of India players such as Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer for this game but they struggled against the good bowling of J&K.
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A crucial knock under pressure 👏
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The current partnership of Thakur and Kotian has ensured that J&K won’t have it easy if they want to win this match. Mumbai is currently leading by 169 runs at the time of writing.
Shardul Thakur has been carrying Mumbai’s batting against J&K
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21 winner has been carrying Mumbai’s batting in the ongoing match. In the first innings, the defending champions were reduced to 47/7. The 33-year-old hit 51 runs and helped the team reach 120, albeit it was a low total. With the ball, the Mumbaikar took the wickets of Abdul Samad and Yudhvir Singh.
In the ongoing innings, Mumbai were reduced to 101/7.
Thakur’s maiden First Class came against Tamil Nadu in the semifinal of the previous Ranji Trophy season. His innings helped his team reach 378 all-out after being reduced to 106/7. The eventual champions won the game by an innings and 70 runs.
