JAIPUR: Rajasthan needed someone after losing four wickets in quick succession in the first hour of the second day’s play, and in came 18-year-old Karan Lamba, The cool-headed and confident teenager scored an unbeaten 122 off 184 balls Jharkhand In a Group C Ranji Trophy match at the SMS Stadium on Wednesday, he became the fourth Rajasthan player to score a century on first-class debut.
Before him, Gagan Khoda (116 runs) in 1991-92, Rajesh Sanghi (108 runs) in 1993-94 and Salman Khan (110 runs) in 2016-17 had scored centuries on debut. During his century innings, Lamba hit 14 fours and three sixes.
The centurion stitched crucial partnerships with number 10 and 11 batsmen, Rituraj Singh (15 off 52 balls) and Aniket Chowdhary (22 off 31 balls) to take Rajasthan to pole position with a 195-run first innings lead Gave. Jharkhand’s score at stumps was 66/0.
Rajasthan resumed with a score of 101/4 and Jharkhand pacers Ashish Kumar (25-6-75-5) and Supriyo Chakraborty (14-3-51-3) dismissed four batsmen in no time. sent. Lamba, a right-handed batsman, came in at No.5 and wasted no time in making the start as wickets kept tumbling at the other end. Batting with tailenders was difficult and there was uncertainty with the scoreline reading 141/8.
But Lamba shows a lot of maturity and deftly adjusts to Singh and Chowdhary. Especially the way he rotated the strike was commendable. The first 33 runs came entirely from Lamba’s bat in a 76-run (148-ball) partnership with Singh. The partnership with Chowdhary was quick as the pitch loosened up after lunch and scoring became much easier. Together they added 70 runs off 92 balls.
“I was nervous facing the first five deliveries and then I told myself that I have been in a similar situation before, so what is there to worry about?” Lamba told TOI after the second day’s play. He said that his plan was to keep maximum strike and score quickly as eight wickets had already fallen in 42 overs.
Jharkhand openers Kumar Devvrat (31 not out from 71 balls) and Aryaman Sen (31 not out from 79 balls) started the second innings cautiously and they now need to go deep to avoid their second defeat of the season.
Brief Scores: Jharkhand 92 in 47 overs and 66/0 in 25.0 overs (K Deobrat 31 not out, A Sen 31) vs Rajasthan 287 in 81.2 overs (Y Kothari 52, K Lamba 122 not out; A Kumar 5/75, S Chakravarthy 3/51).
Before him, Gagan Khoda (116 runs) in 1991-92, Rajesh Sanghi (108 runs) in 1993-94 and Salman Khan (110 runs) in 2016-17 had scored centuries on debut. During his century innings, Lamba hit 14 fours and three sixes.
The centurion stitched crucial partnerships with number 10 and 11 batsmen, Rituraj Singh (15 off 52 balls) and Aniket Chowdhary (22 off 31 balls) to take Rajasthan to pole position with a 195-run first innings lead Gave. Jharkhand’s score at stumps was 66/0.
Rajasthan resumed with a score of 101/4 and Jharkhand pacers Ashish Kumar (25-6-75-5) and Supriyo Chakraborty (14-3-51-3) dismissed four batsmen in no time. sent. Lamba, a right-handed batsman, came in at No.5 and wasted no time in making the start as wickets kept tumbling at the other end. Batting with tailenders was difficult and there was uncertainty with the scoreline reading 141/8.
But Lamba shows a lot of maturity and deftly adjusts to Singh and Chowdhary. Especially the way he rotated the strike was commendable. The first 33 runs came entirely from Lamba’s bat in a 76-run (148-ball) partnership with Singh. The partnership with Chowdhary was quick as the pitch loosened up after lunch and scoring became much easier. Together they added 70 runs off 92 balls.
“I was nervous facing the first five deliveries and then I told myself that I have been in a similar situation before, so what is there to worry about?” Lamba told TOI after the second day’s play. He said that his plan was to keep maximum strike and score quickly as eight wickets had already fallen in 42 overs.
Jharkhand openers Kumar Devvrat (31 not out from 71 balls) and Aryaman Sen (31 not out from 79 balls) started the second innings cautiously and they now need to go deep to avoid their second defeat of the season.
Brief Scores: Jharkhand 92 in 47 overs and 66/0 in 25.0 overs (K Deobrat 31 not out, A Sen 31) vs Rajasthan 287 in 81.2 overs (Y Kothari 52, K Lamba 122 not out; A Kumar 5/75, S Chakravarthy 3/51).