A day of milestones for ton-up Dogra

For greater than twenty years, Paras Dogra has been churning out runs tirelessly for the groups he has represented within the Ranji Trophy. Having moved to Jammu & Kashmir at first of the 2024/25 season after lengthy stints with first Himachal Pradesh after which Puducherry, the middle-order batter – he’ll flip 41 in November – appears to have misplaced none of his run-scoring urge for food.

On Thursday, the second day of an Elite Group-D Ranji fixture between J&Okay and Mumbai, Dogra compiled an unbeaten 112 off 169 balls to assist his aspect get to 273 for seven at stumps. In response to Mumbai’s first-innings complete of 386, J&Okay was tottering at 32 for 3 in 9.2 overs, however Dogra, who belongs to Himachal Pradesh, introduced all his expertise into play to guide a fightback. It became a day of milestones for the J&Okay skipper – he introduced up 10,000 First-Class runs and in addition surpassed J&Okay coach Ajay Sharma by notching up his thirty second Ranji ton. Only former India opener Wasim Jaffer, with 40 centuries, has accrued extra three-figure scores in India’s premier First-Class competitors.

Abdul Samad was an in a position associate in a stand of 94 runs with Dogra for the fourth wicket. But after having completed the onerous yards to get to 44, the 23-year-old squandered all of it away by holing out to deep-midwicket in opposition to off-spinner Tanush Kotian.

When J&Okay slid to additional bother at 166 for six, Dogra and Abid Mushtaq got here collectively for a brisk partnership of 68. While Dogra’s cowl drives have been a spotlight, Mushtaq’s intent to impose himself resulted in two sixes in a contribution of 40.

In the primary session, Mumbai might solely add 50 extra runs to its in a single day rating of 336 for 5. Seamer Yudhvir Singh, who had taken two scalps on Wednesday, ended with a five-for. He dismissed Shams Mulani leg-before on 91.

The scores:

Mumbai – 1st innings: Musheer Khan c Wadhawan b Nabi 0, Ayush Mhatre c Wadhawan b Yudhvir 28, Ajinkya Rahane c Wadhawan b Yudhvir 27, Siddhesh Lad st Wadhawan b Mushtaq 116, Sarfaraz Khan (run out) 42, Shams Mulani lbw b Yudhvir 91, Akash Anand c Wadhawan b Nazir 18, Tanush Kotian c Iqbal b Yudhvir 28, Shardul Thakur lbw b Yudhvir 0, Tushar Deshpande c Yudhvir b Nabi 2, Irfan Umair (not out) 0; Extras (nb-4, lb-30): 34; Total (in 101.4 overs): 386.

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-61, 3-74, 4-141, 5-300, 6-349, 7-371, 8-383, 9-384.

J&Okay bowling: Nabi 25.4-9-54-2, Nazir 25-6-71-1, Yudhvir 21-5-96-5, Mushtaq 17-3-73-1, Lotra 10-1-46-0, Samad 3-1-16-0.

Jammu & Kashmir – 1st innings: Qamran Iqbal c Mhatre b Umair 23, Shubham Khajuria c Mhatre b Thakur 0, Musaif Ajaz c Lad b Deshpande 1, Paras Dogra (batting) 112, Abdul Samad c Musheer b Kotian 44, Kanhaiya Wadhawan st Anand b Mulani 15, Sahil Lotra b Deshpande 4, Abid Mushtaq c Mulani b Kotian 40, Aaqib Nabi (batting) 15; Extras (nb-1, w-6, b-4, lb-8): 19; Total (for seven wickets. in 63 overs): 273.

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-32, 4-126, 5-161, 6-166, 7-234.

Mumbai bowling: Thakur 11-0-69-1, Deshpande 15-4-34-2, Umair 10-2-40-1, Kotian 14-0-53-2, Mulani 13-0-65-1.