Ranji Trophy 2022: Mumbai’s Suved Parkar Scores Double Ton On First Class Debut; Joins Elite Club
Published - 07 Jun 2022, 06:34 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:08 AM
Mumbai batter Suved Parkar had an excellent start to his First-Class career, as he slammed a double-century on debut in the ongoing second quarterfinal of the Ranji Trophy 2022 against Uttarakhand on June 7, 2022.
Parkar was included in the Mumbai Ranji team in place of Ajinkya Rahane, who had injured his hamstring during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) while playing for Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Parkar, batting at No. 4, achieved the milestone of the double century in the second session on Day 2, by driving left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh for a single to long-off. The 21-year-old achieved the milestone off the 375th ball he faced, having hit 17 fours and three sixes. He thus joined an exclusive club becoming only the 12th Indian batter to mark his First-Class debut with a double hundred.
Amol Mazumdar, The Only Other Mumbai Batter With Double Ton On FC Debut Leads The Applause For Suved Parkar
The Indian record for the highest score in debut is held by Saqibul Ghani, who made 341 for Bihar against Mizoram in the league stage of the ongoing Ranji Trophy. And Suved Parkar was also the second Mumbai batter to score a double ton on his FC debut after Amol Mazumdar, who made 260 against Haryana in 1993-94.
Incidentally, Amol Mazumdar was the one who led the applause for Parkar from the dressing room, given that he is the head coach of the Mumbai team.
Parkar was batting on 104 at the end of the opening day’s play. He continued his impressive knock. He first played second fiddle to Sarfaraz Khan before matching the run machine in stroke play. He added 276 runs with Sarfaraz Khan, who continued his golden run in the Ranji Trophy, hitting his third century this season.
Sarfaraz Khan made 153 off 205 balls, an innings that included 14 fours and four sixes.
Suved Parkar’s knock came to an end on 252 with 21 fours and 4 sixes as Mumbai declared on 647/8.
Highest scores on First Class debut:
Saqibul Gani 341 (for Bihar vs Mizoram, 2021-22)
Ajay Rohera 267* (for Madhya Pradesh vs Hyderabad, 2018-19)
Amol Muzumdar 260 (for Mumbai vs Haryana, 1993-94)
Suved Parkar 252 (for Mumbai vs Uttarakhand, 2021-22)
Arslan Khan 233 (for Chandigarh vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2019-20)
G. R. Viswanath 230 (for Mysore vs Andhra, 1967-68)
Mayank Raghav 228 (for Manipur vs Nagaland, 2018-19)
Pawan Shah 219 (for Maharashtra vs Assam, 2021-22)
Jiwanjot Singh 213 (for Punjab vs Hyderabad, 2012-13)
Anshuman Pandey 209* (for Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh, 1995-96)
Abhishek Gupta 202 (for Punjab vs Himachal Pradesh, 2017-18)
Manprit Juneja 201 (for Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu, 2011-12)
