The team was struggling after losing 3 wickets at 37, then Rahane-Iyer, Sarfaraz turned the tables.

New Delhi. Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, who were knocking on the door of the Test team, showed strong performance in the Irani Cup. Mumbai batsmen made a century partnership against Rest of India when the team was under pressure after losing 3 wickets for 37 runs. Ajinkya Rahane was not out the whole day. Iyer definitely gave up his/her wicket after scoring 57 runs. But Sarfaraz Khan, who replaced him/her, did not commit any mistake. Sarfaraz provided good support to captain Ajinkya Rahane and put the team in a strong position.

Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring 4 runs.
The Irani Cup match between Ranji champion Mumbai and Rest of India started on Tuesday. Mumbai, who came to bat first, had a bad start. Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring only 4 runs. Hardik Tamur, who came third, could not even open his/her account. Captain Ajinkya Rahane took the lead at number four while second opener Ayush (19) also started.

Rahane-Iyer’s partnership of 102 runs
Mumbai lost the third wicket at the score of 37. After this, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer made a partnership of 102 runs at the crease. Yash Dayal broke this excellent partnership. he/she got Shreyas Iyer caught by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Shreyas Iyer scored 57 runs in 84 balls.

Sarfaraz took advantage of the opportunity
Sarfaraz came to the crease after Shreyas Iyer was out. he/she also batted brilliantly and made a partnership of 98 runs with captain Rahane by the time play was stopped for the day. At the time of stumps on the first day, Mumbai’s score was 237 runs for 4 wickets. For Rest of India, Mukesh Kumar took 3 wickets and Yash Dayal took one wicket. Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain did not get a single wicket.