Ranji Trophy 2024: Manish Pandey clocks his 24th First-Class century
Karnataka veteran batter Manish Pandey played a fluent knock against Punjab on Day 2 of the 2024 Ranji Trophy. Pandey smashed his 24th First-Class century as he began the year with a bang. The experienced campaigner reached his triple-figure mark in 142 balls. His 118-run knock was laced with 13 boundaries and three maximums. Karnataka were 382/5 when Pandey was dismissed. Here's more.
An authoritative innings from Pandey!
Pandey came to the crease when Karnataka were 110/3 with Nikin Jose returning to the pavilion. The experienced batter stitched a massive 234-run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal taking Karnataka's total beyond the 340-run mark. Pandey complimented Padikkal very well as the duo kept the scoreboard ticking. Eventually, he was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh as he was caught by Abhishek Sharma.
A look at Pandey's exceptional First-Class career
Playing his 107th FC match, the 34-year-old has amassed 7,474 runs at an average above 51. He has been a consistent performer for Karnataka since making his FC debut in 2008. Besides 24 centuries, Pandey has also clocked 29 fifties in this format. The veteran has represented India in 29 ODIs and 39 T20Is, scoring 566 and 709 runs respectively.
Pandey had a decent 2022-23 Ranji Trophy campaign
The experienced batter amassed 488 runs in nine matches in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy. He slammed two centuries while scoring 208* against Goa. However, among Karnataka batters, Pandey was behind Mayank Agarwal (990), Ravikumar Samarth (662), and Nikin Jose (547) in terms of runs.
