Ranji Trophy: Mayank Agarwal hammers his 20th FC hundred
What's the story
Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal scored a brilliant century on Day 4 of his team's Ranji Trophy 2025-26 clash against Maharashtra in Pune. The seasoned opener played a composed innings, hitting eight fours and a six. He also shared important half-century partnerships with K.V. Aneesh and Abhinav Manohar to stabilize Karnataka's innings. This was his second 50-plus score of the match after he had scored an impressive 80 off 181 balls in the first innings.
Match details
Two solid knocks from Agarwal's blade
Karnataka had a first-innings score of 313, with Agarwal contributing significantly with an 80-run knock. Maharashtra made 300 in reply. The third innings of the game saw Agarwal dominate a 50-run opening stand with Aneesh, who made 17. A collapse, however, then reduced the team to 144/6. The seasoned opener then rescued the team with a 92-run partnership with Manohar. He completed his hundred during the course before being dismissed for 103 off 249 balls (8 fours, 1 six).
Stats
Mayank gets past 8,500 FC runs
The out-of-favor Indian Test opener hammered his 20th hundred in First-Class cricket (50: 46). He now has three 50-plus scores in the ongoing season, and the latest one took his FC tally past 8,500 runs. He has now raced to 8,533 FC runs across 118 games at an average of around 44, as per ESPNcricinfo. 1,488 of his FC runs have come for India in Tests at 41.33 (100s: 4, 50s: 6).
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His performance in Ranji 2025-26 season and overall stats
Mayank hit 2 and 64 versus Saurashtra in Karnataka's opener. He then featured in successive lone innings versus Goa and Kerala, respectively, scoring 28 and 5. And now, he has hit 80 and 103. Overall, he has amassed 4,737 Ranji runs at an average of 47.37 (100s: 13, 50s: 25).