Musheer Khan, one of the three Under-19 World Cup stars to have been featured in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, shone bright as the promising batter’s unbeaten hundred bailed Mumbai out of trouble on the first day of its knockout clash against Baroda on Friday.
Riding on Musheer’s 128 (216b, 10x4) and his unbroken 106-run association with wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore (30 n.o., 163b), Mumbai finished at 248 for five after choosing to bat at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground.
Had it not been for Shivam Dube’s injury, Musheer would have probably had to sit out the match. But the batter made the most of his opportunity when he was asked to bat at No. 3. When he came in to bat, Prithvi Shaw had been stumped after missing an ambitious charge off Bhargav Bhatt’s left-arm spin.
