Abhimanyu Easwaran completes 8,000 runs in First-Class cricket: Key stats
What's the story
Abhimanyu Easwaran played a solid hand for Bengal in the 4th innings against Uttarakhand on the final day of their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 opener. The match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata saw Bengal win the match by 8 wickets. Bengal scored 156/2 in their chase after the visitors were shut down for 265 in the 3rd innings. Here are further details.
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Easwaran breaches 8,000-run mark, hammers his 33rd fifty
Easwaran scored a valiant 71* from 82 balls, hitting six fours. This was after he bagged a duck in the match's 2nd innings. Playing his 106th First-Class encounter, Easwaran has completed 8,000 runs. He owns 8,025 runs from 182 innings at an average of 48-plus. This was his 33rd fifty. He also owns 27 centuries, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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Easwaran is closing in on 5,000 Ranji runs
This was Easwaran's 63rd match in the Ranji Trophy. He has raced to 4,950 runs from 113 innings at an average of 50. This was his 24th fifty in the Ranji Trophy. He has hammered 15 hundreds.
Summary
Summary of the contest at Eden Gardens
Uttarakhand scored 213 in the 1st innings with Mohamamed Shami picking a three-fer for Bengal. The hosts responded with a score of 323 with Sudip Chatterjee hitting 98. Devendra Singh Bora was the star performer for Uttarakhand, picking six wickets. Shami's 4-fer helped Bengal bowl the visitors out for 265 next. With a paltry target to chase, Easwaran and Sudip Kumar Gharami shone.
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Easwaran shows his mettle after latest India exclusion
Easwaran, who warmed the bench in India's tour of England, was dropped for the two-match Test series against West Indies recently at home. With this 71*, he once again proved his mettle. He will be keen to score as many runs to be considered again.