Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal started the Ranji Trophy season with a pair against Punjab last week. On Saturday, Mayank celebrated with gusto after recording a fine century against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium here.
The turnaround in fortunes came through an attacking 124-ball 109 — Mayank’s 16th First Class century. A 172-run opening stand alongside R. Samarth (60, 108b, 7x4) laid the platform for Karnataka to ease past Gujarat’s first-innings total of 264. The visitor ended the day at 328 for five, sitting on a lead of 64 runs.
Mayank brought the bat down hard on deliveries outside off, peppering the cover and point boundaries. “It feels good to score a hundred after what happened in the first game. It shows my resilience,” Mayank said.
