Iranian Cup 2024: The 61st season of the Irani Cup is being played between Mumbai and Rest of India at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. So today, Thursday, October 3, the third day of the game ended.

So at the end of the third day of play, Rest of India has scored 289 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings. At present, Abhimanyu Easwaran is present at the crease with 151* and Dhruv Jurel with 30*. Rest of India is still trailing Mumbai by 248 runs.

Rest of India’s brilliant counterattack on Mumbai

If we tell you in detail about today’s game, at the time of stumps on the second day, Mumbai, which had scored 536 runs, could add 1 more run in its innings when its 10th wicket fell. Mumbai, after batting 141 overs in the first innings, lost all their wickets for a total score of 537 runs.

However, after this, Rest of India, who came to bat, got the first blow early in the form of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (9), who was caught out by Mohammad Junaid Khan at the hands of Prithvi Shaw on the team’s total score of 40 runs.

After this, Sai Sudarshan, who was in excellent form in the Duleep Trophy, was out LBW against Tanush Kotian after scoring 32 runs. Devdutt Padikkal (16) and Ishan Kishan (38) also disappointed.

But opener Abhimanyu Easwaran kept one end under control. After scoring his 26th first class century, he further extended his class batting and scored unbeaten 151 runs with the help of 12 fours and 1 six in 212 balls at the time of stumps. He has got good support so far from wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel (30).

Till now both of them have made an unbroken partnership of 61 runs, which will be seen increasing further on the fourth day of the game. So far in bowling for Mumbai, Mohit Awasthi has got 2 wickets while Mohammad Junaid Khan and Tanush Kotian have got 1 wicket each.

Another action-packed day!

Rest of India move to 289/4 on the back of a splendid 151* from Abhimanyu Easwaran.

They trail by 248 runs with Easwaran & Dhruv Jurel (30*) at the crease.#IranianCup , @IDFCFIRSTBank

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