Irani Cup: Sarfraz Khan and Abhimanyu Iswaran Shine, Ishan Kishan Misses Out
Irani Cup match between Mumbai vs Rest of India is being played in Lucknow. Mumbai’s Sarfraz Khan scored a double-century in this match. Abhimanyu Iswaran has scored 151 not out from Rest of India. On the one hand, both of them have staked a claim for the home Test series against New Zealand by playing brilliantly. On the other side, batsman Ishan Kishan missed a big chance.
Ishan Kishan was dismissed after scoring 38 runs. Ishaan Kishan had firmly planted his feet in the field. Ishaan had a chance to make a big innings. Kishan also got the expected start. But Ishan could not convert this inning into big numbers. Ishan was caught out by wicketkeeper Mohit Awasthi on the 60th ball
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Ishan Kishan Misses Opportunity
Ishaan Kishan’s dismissal is a big blow for him. Ishan has already not been selected for the T20I series against Bangladesh. Now Ishaan has failed to make a big innings in the Irani Cup here. Had Ishan scored a century, he could have claimed the series against New Zealand. But nothing like that happened. Team India will play the Test series against New Zealand from October 16. The Indian team for this series will be announced in the next few days.
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Rest of India Trails Mumbai’s Huge Total
Meanwhile, Rest of India is trailing by 248 runs at the end of the third day. In reply to Mumbai’s 537 runs, Rest of India scored 289 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 74 overs. Abhimanyu Iswaran is the highest scorer for the Rest of India with 151 not out. Dhruv Jurel is unbeaten on 30 runs. Before that, Mumbai reached 537 on the strength of Sarfraz Khan’s unbeaten 222 runs
Playing XI
- Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfraz Khan, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Awasthi, M Junaid Khan.
- Rest of India: Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Sai Sudarshan, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Yash Dayal, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar.
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