Ranji Trophy: Smaran, Shreyas demolish Chandigarh
On Monday, the second day of the contest, the 22-year-old notched up a career best unbeaten 227 (262b; 16x4; 1x6) to steer the home side to a mammoth 547/8 in 160 overs before they declared. This was Smaran's third double hundred in 13 First Class matches, with his previous one, an unbeaten 220, coming against Kerala earlier this month. In reply, Chandigarh had slipped to 72/4 in 17.4 overs when stumps were drawn — still a staggering 475 runs in deficit.
On Monday, the second day of the contest, the 22-year-old notched up a career best unbeaten 227 (262b; 16x4; 1x6) to steer the home side to a mammoth 547/8 in 160 overs before they declared. This was Smaran's third double hundred in 13 First Class matches, with his previous one, an unbeaten 220, coming against Kerala earlier this month. In reply, Chandigarh had slipped to 72/4 in 17.4 overs when stumps were drawn — still a staggering 475 runs in deficit.
