Karun Nair slams his 23rd century in First-Class cricket: Stats
What's the story
In-form Vidarbha batter Karun Nair has smashed a brilliant century in the 3rd innings of the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy final against Kerala at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. Notably, Vidarbha were reduced to 7/2 in the first session on Day 4 before Danish Malewar and Nair resurrected the innings with a fluent century-plus stand. Here are the details.
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A fine knock from Nair's blade
It has been a fine knock from the experienced Nair as he continued his brilliant form across formats. Nair reached his century off 184 balls with the help of 7 fours and two sixes. Alongside Danish, Nair stitched a superb 182-run stand.
Runs
Nair scored 86 in the first innings, attained this milestone
Earlier, Nair smashed a superb 86-run knock in the 1st innings, helping Vidarbha score 379. During the knock, he also went past 8,000 runs in First-Class cricket. It was Nair's 36th fifty in FC cricket. Notably, he shared a 215-run stand with Danish. Nair's 86 came from 188 balls (4s: 8, 6s: 1).
Stats
4th century in Ranji 2024/25 season
Nair is now the 4th batter in Ranji Trophy 2024/25 season to surpass 800 runs. This is now his 4th century in the ongoing season (50s: 2). Across 16 innings, he averages 54-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo. He has now raced to 8,176-plus runs from 114 matches (183 innings). This was his 23rd century (50s: 36).