Suryakumar Yadav blazed his way to 134 to lead Mumbai’s fightback on the third day of their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra after the domestic giants conceded 73 runs first-innings lead.
After losing opener Bhupen Lalwani (3) early, Surya (134 off 130 balls, 17x4, 3x6) and Jay Bista (46) wiped out the deficit in just 16 overs to keep Mumbai in the hunt at the SCA Stadium in Khandheri.
Surya notched up his 14th first-class hundred with an aggressive game. The duo added 119-runs for the second wicket and their partnership brought Mumbai back into the contention in what is a must-win game.
In-form Sarfaraz Khan and Shams Mulani were the two unbeaten batsmen when stumps were drawn with Mumbai at 285 for three, extending the lead by 212 runs.
In another game, Tamil Nadu defeated Baroda by an innings and 57 runs at Motibaug Ground in Vadodara with right-arm medium pacer K. Vignesh taking five wickets in the second essay. They picked up seven points.
Summarised scores
- In Rajkot: Mumbai 262 & 285/3 (Suryakumar Yadav 134, Shams Mulani 67 batting). Saurashtra 335.
- In Vadodara: Baroda 174 & 259 (Krunal Pandya 74; K. Vignesh 5/62). Tamil Nadu 490/7 decl. Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 57 runs.
- In Shimoga: Karnataka 426. Madhya Pradesh 311/4 (Aditya Shrivastava 109 batting).
- In New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh 283 & 24/0. Railways 545/7decl. (Arindam Ghosh 204 batting).
- In New Delhi: Delhi 293 & 228/4 (Anuj Rawat 133). Gujarat 335 (Manprit Juneja 124, Dhruv Raval 94).
- In Sovima: Goa: 318 & 221/4decl. Nagaland 176 & 134 (Stuart Binny 58). Goa won by 229 runs.
