Sarfaraz Khan’s Historic Double Century Powers Mumbai to a Strong Position
Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan scored a historic double century against the Rest of India in the third session on the second day of the Irani Cup. With Sarfaraz Khan’s double century, Mumbai has reached an even stronger position. Also, Sarfaraz has created history during this double-century innings. Sarfaraz Khan has become the first Mumbai batsman to score a double century in the history of the Irani Cup. Also, Sarfraz broke the record of the legendary player 52 years ago.
MEET SARFARAZ KHAN…!!!
– The first Mumbai player to score a double hundred in Irani Cup. 🥶pic.twitter.com/nNTV2UYjOc
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 2, 2024
Sarfaraz Khan completed his double century with a single on the first ball of the 127th over of the innings. Sarfaraz hit his double century with 23 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 79.05. Sarfraz, meanwhile, broke Ramnath Parkar’s record for the highest individual score for Mumbai in the Irani Cup. Ramnath Parker scored an unbeaten 194 runs for Mumbai in Irani Cup in 1972.
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Highest Individual Scores by Mumbai Batsmen in Irani Cup
| Player | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sarfaraz Khan | 200* | 2024 |
| Ramnath Parkar | 194* | 1972 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 191 | 2024 |
| Sudhakar Adhikari | 173 | 1963 |
| Zubeen Bharucha | 164* | 1994 |
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Mumbai in a Strong Position
Meanwhile, Mumbai has reached a strong position due to Sarfraz’s double century. By the time Sarfaraz completed his double century, Mumbai had scored 483 for 8. So now how many more runs will Mumbai score in return for 2 wickets? Cricket fans will be paying attention to this
Mumbai Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardik Tamore (Wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Awasthi, M Junaid Khan.
Rest of India Playing XI: Ruturaj 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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