Irani Cup: Abhimanyu Easwaran misses out on a double-century
Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran hammered a fine 191 against Mumbai in the ongoing Irani Cup fixture. The Rest of India batter missed out on a double-ton as he was dismissed by Shams Mulani on Day 4 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Earlier, Mumbai were bundled out for 537 in 141 overs. Here are the key stats.
A knock of character from Easwaran
Responding to Mumbai's threatening score of 537, ROI openers Easwaran and Ruturaj Gaikwad came out with a positive intent. The duo added 40 runs in 10 overs before Gaikwad departed. Easwaran was then joined by Sai Sudharsan in a bid to take ROI past 100. The ROI opener also recorded a 168-run stand with wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel (93) as their side went past 400.
7,500 runs for Easwaran
Easwaran made 191 off 292 balls (16 fours, 1 six). As per ESPNcricinfo, this was Easwaran's 26th century in First-Class cricket. He has now raced to 7,506 runs from 98 FC matches at an average of more than 48. His tally also includes 29 fifties. Easwaran, who plays for Bengal, is a top-order batter. He is yet to break into the Indian national side.
Second-most runs in Duleep Trophy
Easwaran recently led India B in the Duleep Trophy. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer of the prestigious red-ball tournament. The star batter slammed 309 runs from three games at 77.25. His tally included two tons.
