Test batter Sarfaraz Khan (142 not out) and stand-in skipper Siddhesh Lad (104) rescued Mumbai from 82-3 to post 332-4 against Hyderabad on Day One of their Elite Group ‘D’ Ranji Trophy match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. 

Mumbai’s early wobble

Put into bat, despite a 60-run opening stand between Akash Anand (35) and Akhil Herwadkar (27), the visitors lost their top three batters by the 32nd over. However, Sarfaraz and Lad shared a 249-run fourth-wicket stand to stage a strong comeback. Sarfaraz, who scored his first century of the season, struck 11 fours and five sixes, while Lad’s fourth hundred of the season was laced with 10 fours and two sixes.