Ranji Trophy: Dube's ton puts Mumbai in driver's seat against UP
Updated On: 29 January, 2024 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
The highlight of Dube’s 130-ball knock was his patient approach mixed with some timely aggression
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Mumbai’s Shivam Dube celebrates his century against UP at the Wankhede Stadium yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
It was a mixed day for Mumbai, who had a tough first session but ended up with a decent lead of 177 against Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Day Three of their Elite Group ‘B’ Ranji Trophy encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. The chief architects of Mumbai’s fightback were their two all-rounders—Shivam Dube (117, 9x4, 6x6) and Shams Mulani (63, 2x4, 1x6), who battled it out for almost four hours (207 minutes) to stitch a 173-run stand for the seventh wicket.
The highlight of Dube’s 130-ball knock was his patient approach mixed with some timely aggression. Dube hammered six sixes, one of which was hit straight back over UP pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s head. His classy cover drives and straight drives thereafter forced UP skipper Nitish Rana to employ negative bowling tactics. “When the opposition is negative, it means you are on top, so that period felt really good. I feel that we dominated well,” Dube, 30, told reporters after the day’s play.
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