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It was Mantri’s, who also doubled as the team’s wicketkeeper, his second century in first-class cricket, batting at close to 115 of the game.
Defending champions Madhya Pradesh rode on an unbeaten century from opener Himanshu Mantri to post a formidable 232 for three at stumps on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match against Gujarat here on Tuesday.
It was Mantri’s, who doubled as the team’s wicket-keeper, his second century in first-class cricket, and batting on 115 at the close of play, he would improve on his best score of 165 on the second day of the Elite Group match. ,
Assisting the minister in Madhya Pradesh’s effort to get the honor on the first day was Shubham Sharma, who scored 72 off 147 balls at Holkar. Cricket Stadium.
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The minister faced 278 balls to reach his run, hitting 15 fours and a six during his stay in the middle.
Shubham hit the fence 14 times during a 150-run partnership for the second wicket with Mantri, the duo laying the foundation for a big first innings for the winners of the previous edition of the tournament.
Batting first, MP made a good start with Mantri and Yash Dubey putting on 56 before being trapped in front of the wicket by Chintan Gaja in the 17th over.
After a big partnership, MP had scored 180 runs for one wicket at tea break.
However, with 26 runs to add, MP lost Shubman, who was sent back to the dressing room by Shane Patel.
Rajat Patidar failed to live up to the expectations and was dismissed by left-arm spinner Hardik Patel.
Captain Aditya Srivastava (11) was accompanying the minister when the stumps were removed.
Brief Scores: At Indore: Madhya Pradesh 232/3 in 90 overs (Himanshu Mantri 115 batting, Shubham Sharma 72) vs Gujarat.
At Mohali: Jammu and Kashmir 146/6 in 33 overs (Abdul Samad 46, Vivrant Sharma 41; Siddarth Kaul 3/58) vs Punjab.
In Chandigarh: Vidarbha 6/0 in 3 overs against Chandigarh.
At Surat: Tripura 96 all out in 49.3 overs (Bikramkumar Das 35; Akash Pandey 4/18, Karn Sharma 3/15) vs Railways 126/1 in 38 overs (Shivam Choudhary 60 batting, Pratham Singh 56 batting).
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