After Mumbai were bowled out for 254 on Day 1, Rajasthan ended the second day at a solid 337 for 4, thanks to Hooda’s innings that had 13 boundaries
Deepak Hooda
Former India T20 specialist Deepak Hooda hit an unbeaten 121 as Rajasthan raced to a 83-run first innings lead against title contenders Mumbai in a group ‘D’ encounter in Jaipur on Sunday.
After Mumbai were bowled out for 254 on Day 1, Rajasthan ended the second day at a solid 337 for 4, thanks to Hooda’s innings that had 13 boundaries.
The other significant contributor was opener Sachin Yadav (92 off 162 balls), who hit 15 fours and added 94 with skipper Mahipal Lomror (41) for the second wicket and 92 for the third wicket with Hooda.
Meanwhile, experienced batter Karun Nair and promising Ravichandran Smaran made double hundreds as Karnataka gained upper hand over Kerala on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match in Thiruvananthapuram.
Karun (233, 389 balls, 25x4, 2x6) and Smaran (220 not out, 390 balls, 16x4, 3x6) shared a massive stand of 343 runs for the fourth wicket as Karnataka declared their first innings at 586 for five. Karnataka pacers Vidwath Kaverappa and Vysakh Vijayakumar struck with the new ball to reduce Kerala to 21-3 at stumps.
Brief scores
Mumbai 254 all out vs Rajasthan 337-4 (D Hooda 121*, S Yadav 92, M Lomror 41; T Deshpande 2-50)
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