Sarfaraz Khan
Sarfaraz Khan Irani Cup: Sarfaraz Khan did not get a chance in the playing eleven of the Indian team against Bangladesh. Now he compensated for that deficiency in the Irani Cup and played a strong innings. He has emerged as the biggest match winner for the Mumbai team. Every year the Irani Cup match is held between the Ranji Trophy winner and a team (Rest of India) made up of players from the rest of the country. In Irani Cup 2024, Mumbai has scored 536 runs at the loss of 9 wickets, thanks to Sarfaraz’s double century.
First player to score double century for Mumbai in Irani Cup
Mumbai did not have a good start against Rest of India in the Irani Cup. Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre returned to the pavilion early. After this Hardik Tamore was out without opening the account. Then captain Ajinkya Rahane and Sarfaraz Khan made an excellent partnership. Rahane was out after scoring 97 runs and missed his century by just three runs. Whereas Sarfaraz continued to score runs from one end and presented a good example of batting. So far he has scored 221 runs in 276 balls, which included 24 fours and four sixes. Sarfaraz has become the first batsman to score a double century for Mumbai team in the Irani Cup. Before him, no Mumbai player had been able to score a double century in an Irani Cup match.
Made the fifth highest score in Irani Cup
Sarfaraz Khan has become the fifth highest scorer in the Irani Cup match by scoring 221 runs. He has left behind veteran Ravi Shastri and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. In the Irani Cup, Shastri played an inning of 217 runs for Rest of India in 1990 and Yashasvi Jaiswal played an inning of 213 runs for Rest of India in 2023. Now if Sarfaraz scores more runs on the third day, he can leave behind Praveen Amre and Surendra Amarnath also. Wasim Jaffer holds the record for playing the biggest innings in the Irani Cup. He played an innings of 286 runs for Rest of India in the year 2018.
Batsmen who played the biggest innings in Irani Cup:
Wasim Jaffer- 286 runs
Murali Vijay- 266 runs
Praveen Amre- 246 runs
Surendra Amarnath- 235 runs
Sarfaraz Khan- 221 runs
Ravi Shastri- 217 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal- 213 runs
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