Muristek
Bengaluru, June 14
Continuing his good form, exciting young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a responsible hundred to propel Mumbai to 260/5 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semifinals match against Uttar Pradesh here today.
Oozing with confidence, Jaiswal anchored the innings after Mumbai had suffered a top-order collapse. He took on a formidable UP attack and struck 15 boundaries in his 227-ball 100. Jaiswal had struck his maiden First-Class ton in the quarterfinals against Uttarakhand
Asked to bat, Mumbai lost in-form skipper Prithvi Shaw (0) in the first over. He became left-arm pacer Yash Dayal's first victim, on the third ball of the day, after being caught by Priyam Garg.
The Uttar Pradesh bowlers were on top in the first session as they persisted with the fifth stump line. Pacer Shivam Mavi was rewarded when he trapped one-down Armaan Jaffer (10) to leave the opposition in a spot of bother at 24/2.
Then Jaiswal added 63 runs with Suved Parkar (32), who had hit his maiden double hundred on debut in the quarterfinals, and pulled the team out of trouble.
However, Dayal broke the partnership by dismissing Parkar, who hit four boundaries in his knock.
Aggressive batter Sarfaraz Khan (40) had the responsibility of rebuilding the Mumbai innings along with Jaiswal. After he fell, Jaiswal found an able ally in wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore (51 not out), who played his part to perfection.
For UP, Dayal (2/35) and Sharma (2/39) were the pick of the bowlers.
Brief Scores: Mumbai: 260/5 (Jaiswal 100, Tamore 51*; Dayal 2/35).
MP 271/6 against Bengal
Bengaluru: Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batter Himanshu Mantri hogged the limelight on the first day of their semifinal against Bengal as his unbeaten 134 steered the team to 271/6.
The the 28-year-old frustrated the Bengal attack while anchoring the innings. In his 280-ball innings, Mantri hit as many as 15 boundaries and a six.