Irani Cup: Abhimanyu Easwaran slams his 26th First-Class ton
What's the story
Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran has slammed his 26th century in First-Class cricket.
The 29-year-old reached the landmark while opening for Rest of India against Mumbai in the ongoing Irani Cup fixture.
Easwaran's counter-attacking ton came on Day 3 after Mumbai were bundled out for 537 in 141 overs. He is featuring in his 98th FC encounter.
Here are the key stats.
Knock
A counter-attacking knock from Easwaran
Responding to Mumbai's threatening score of 537, ROI openers Easwaran and Ruturaj Gaikwad came out with a positive intent.
The duo added 40 runs in 10 overs before Gaikwad departed.
Easwaran was then joined by Sai Sudharsan in a bid to take ROI past 100.
The ROI opener lost Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal in quick succession before completing a 117-ball century (43rd over).
Stats
A look at his career stats
As mentioned, Easwaran has raced to his 26th century in First-Class cricket.
He has over 7,400 runs from 98 FC matches at an average of more than 48. His tally also includes 29 fifties.
Easwaran, who plays for Bengal, is a top-order batter. He is yet to break into the Indian national side.
He also has 3,847 runs in List A cricket.
Information
Second-most runs in Duleep Trophy
Easwaran recently led India B in the Duleep Trophy. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer of the prestigious red-ball tournament. The star batter slammed 309 runs from three games at 77.25. His tally includes two tons.