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Badoni Hits Back-to-Back Double Centuries as Delhi Declare 515

This streak strengthens his India selection case by proving sustained red-ball form.

Overview

  • Ayush Badoni reached an unbeaten 210 on Tuesday to complete consecutive first-class double hundreds and drove Delhi to a declaration at 515 for 5.
  • Badoni and Sumit Mathur put on an unbeaten 334-run sixth-wicket stand that rescued Delhi from 181 for 5 and left Jharkhand 131 for 4, trailing by 384 at stumps on Day 2.
  • In another major display on Day 2, 21-year-old Priyanshu Moliya scored an unbeaten 321 to power Baroda to 616 and leave Jammu and Kashmir facing a 610-run deficit.
  • Other match-defining performances included Shikhar Shetty’s 5 for 54 as Karnataka bowled out Tripura for 194, Karan Sharma’s unbeaten 162 to lift Uttar Pradesh to 328 for 9, and Musheer Khan’s 109 plus useful left-arm spin for Mumbai.
  • The sequence of huge individual scores and long partnerships is reshaping early Ranji standings and is likely to influence India A and national selection conversations in the weeks ahead.