Ajinkya Rahane sends direct message to Ajit Agarkar with brilliant 41st ton in 200th FC match
Published - 11 Feb 2025, 11:16 AM | Updated - 11 Feb 2025, 11:17 AM
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Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane has stood tall for his team in the important game of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 against Haryana. The quarter-final of the prestigious tournament is taking place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
In what is his 200th First-Class match, Ajinkya Rahane has oozed his class with the bat and has put Mumbai in the dominating position. The India National Cricket Team batter, who failed in the first innings, came up with a solid effort in the second essay as he led from the front.
Ajinkya Rahane slams his 41st century in FC Cricket, bringing up his ton in 160 balls against Haryana
Rahane, who has been going through the purple patch in the ongoing domestic circuit, slammed his 41st century in FC Cricket. He looked extremely solid with the bat and played some crisp shots in his innings to put pressure back on the opposition.
Rahane brought up his century in just 160 balls, hitting 12 boundaries in the process. His innings came at a time when Mumbai lost two wickets. He soaked in all the pressure and brought his team back into the game, adding 129 runs for the fourth wicket with Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 70 runs.
Ajijkya Rahane ended with an innings of 108 runs off 180 balls before he was removed by Anuj Thakral. The right-hander slammed 13 boundaries during his knock, and his solid knock with the bat ensured that Mumbai took a massive lead of over 350 runs in the second innings.
Ajinkya Rahane has looked in great touch in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season
Rahane has looked in great touch in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. He has scored 437 runs in 12 innings including a century and two fifties. Ever since he has been out of the Indian team setup, he has been scoring runs consistently in the domestic circuit.
In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, Ajinkya Rahane mustered 469 runs in nine matches at an average of 58.62 and a strike rate of 164.5. With the kind of performances that he has put on, he surely would've sent a strong message to the selectors.
Mumbai set a massive target of 354 for Haryana to chase in the quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25
In the ongoing game against Haryana, Mumbai have set a massive target of 354 to chase. Apart from Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav (70), Shivam Dube (48), and Sidesh Lad (43) contributed to the team and helped them post a massive second innings total of 339 runs on the board.
Mumbai are the defending Champions of the Ranji Trophy. They would be keen to defend their title and win back-to-back titles. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side would now want to end Haryana's innings as early as possible to advance to the semi-final.
