Historic! Red-hot Sarfaraz Khan becomes first-ever Mumbai batter to notch up Irani Cup double ton | Cricket News – Times of India
Sarfaraz Khan (Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted by BCCI on X) NEW DELHI: Not considered in the playing XI for the Bangladesh Test series, rising star Sarfaraz Khan on Wednesday slammed a double ton for Mumbai in the Irani Cup clash against Rest of India at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.Hitting his first double century of 2024, Sarfaraz raised his ton off 253 balls, propelling Mumbai past the 500-run mark on the second day of the contest.With the sensational effort, Sarfaraz became the first Mumbai batter to score a double century in the Irani Cup.The 26-year-old surpassed the previous best score of 195 by Ramnath Parkar in Pune in October 1972.After being dropped on 95 earlier in the day, Sarfaraz notched up his 15th First Class ton and they beefed up his score, notching up a terr...