Irani Cup: At 40, Wasim Jaffer ticks off milestones during unbeaten 285

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Highlights

  • On day two of the 2018 Irani Cup, the 40-year-old, in his 242nd first-class match, went past the 18,000 mark
  • Jaffer then surpassed Murali Vijay’s 266 with an unbeaten 285 to hold the highest score in the tournament
  • This was Jaffer’s eighth score of 200 or more, and first since 2009

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New Delhi :

Former India opener and Ranji Trophy record-holder on Thursday ticked off two more milestones in his illustrious career: that of crossing 18,000 runs in first-class cricket and achieving the highest individual score in the Irani Cup.

On day two of the 2018 Irani Cup between his adopted team of Vidarbha and Rest of India(RoI), the 40-year-old, in his 242nd first-class match, went past the 18,000 mark and then surpassed Murali Vijay’s 266 with an unbeaten 285 to hold the highest score in the tournament. At stumps in Nagpur, hosts Vidarbha were sitting pretty on 598/3 against RoI, with Jaffer 285 not out from 425 balls faced and with 34 fours and a six. The total is Vidarbha’s highest ever in first-class cricket.
This was Jaffer’s eighth score of 200 or more, and first since 2009. Overall, the former India batsman has 53 first-class centuries.

The Irani Cup pits the current Ranji Trophy champions against RoI, and Jaffer was a key figure in Vidarbha winning the title with 595 runs in nine matches at an average of 54.09.

For Mumbai, his home city, Jaffer scored 10,585 runs from 130 matches before he shifted to Vidarbha as a professional a few seasons ago. In the Ranji Trophy, Jaffer is the all-time leading scorer with 10,665 runs and also the owner of the most centuries (36).

For India, Jaffer played 31 Tests form which he scored 1944 runs at 34.10 with five centuries – of which two were doubles.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> Sports News> Cricket News / TimesofIndia.com / March 15th, 2018