Mumbai: Young batters took centre stage on the opening day of the third round of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 on Monday, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi scoring his maiden first-class hundred and Musheer Khan adding a century of his own as Mumbai reached a commanding 290 for 3 against Haryana at the MCA-BKC ground.
After opener Divyaansh Saxena fell for 10, Raghuvanshi and Musheer combined for a 208-run partnership for the second wicket that took the game away from Haryana. Raghuvanshi made 114 off 180 balls, hitting 13 fours and a six, before nicking Samant Jakhar behind shortly before tea. Musheer followed him to three figures after the break, scoring 109 off 185 balls before falling leg-before to Anuj Thakral. At stumps, captain Siddhesh Lad was unbeaten on 29 with Sarfaraz Khan on 21.
In Ranchi, Delhi captain Ayush Badoni continued his outstanding run of form with his second successive century. Delhi had slipped to 181 for 5 against Jharkhand before Badoni and Sumit Mathur, who was unbeaten on 50, added an unbroken 124 runs for the sixth wicket to take the visitors to 309 for 5 at the close. Badoni, unbeaten on 106 with 11 fours and two sixes, has now scored 85, 217 and 106 not out in his last three innings this season.
The day’s best bowling performance came in the Madhya Pradesh–Bihar game, where off-spinner Saransh Jain returned figures of 7 for 40 to bowl Bihar out for just 99, with Mangal Marour’s 42 the only score of note. Madhya Pradesh pressed home the advantage to reach 261 for 3 by stumps.
There were runs elsewhere too. Chandigarh piled up 363 for 2 against Himachal Pradesh, with Arjun Azad making 146 and Nehal Pajni unbeaten on 126, while in Dehradun, Devendra Bora’s 6 for 72 helped Uttarakhand bowl Rajasthan out for 272 before the hosts closed on 18 without loss.
Brief scores: Mumbai 290/3 (Raghuvanshi 114, Musheer 109) vs Haryana. Delhi 309/5 (Badoni 106*, Mathur 50*) vs Jharkhand. Bihar 99 (Saransh Jain 7/40); Madhya Pradesh 261/3. Chandigarh 363/2 (Azad 146, Pajni 126*) vs Himachal Pradesh. Railways 184; Tamil Nadu 71/3. Rajasthan 272 (Bora 6/72); Uttarakhand 18/0.
