India batter Shreyas Iyer, battling a recurring back injury for which he underwent surgery in 2023, scored his first hundred in red-ball cricket since his Test debut three years ago during the Ranji Trophy second-round game against Maharashtra.

Defending champions Mumbai are 61 runs away from victory over Maharashtra, with all 10 wickets intact going into the final day, which would be the perfect recovery after losing their opening match of the Ranji season to Baroda.

In a Ranji Trophy match, Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sachin Dhas put up a strong fight against Mumbai, with Gaikwad scoring 145. Despite their e

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Mumbai were just 61 away from victory with openers Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre batting on 7 and 6 respectively.

The match was won and lost on the first day itself when Mumbai bowled out Maharashtra for 126 in their first innings and then rode on 17-year-old Mhatre's smashing 176 and Shreyas Iyer's belligerent 142 to score 441.

Defending champions Mumbai closed in on an outright win despite fine hundreds by Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and seasoned middle-order batter Ankit Bawne on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Sunday.

Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (145, 16x4, 2x6) led from the front to stage a fightback against Mumbai, but it was not enough as the hosts are on the verge of beating their arch-rivals in the Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy game at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Bandra-Kurla Complex ground.

Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 80 leads Maharashtra's strong reply against Mumbai in Ranji Trophy Group A. Despite trailing by 173 runs, Gaikwad and Sachin Dhas helm the innings. Mumbai stands strong with a lead,

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yash Dhull scored fighting hundreds on Day 3 of the Round 2 fixtures of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25.