Overview
- Badoni converted a Day 1 unbeaten 106 into an unbeaten 210 on Day 2, finishing on 210 not out as Delhi declared at 515 for 5.
- He and Sumit Mathur added an unbeaten 334 for the sixth wicket, with Mathur unbeaten on 150, to take control of the Ranchi match.
- After the declaration, Jharkhand were 131 for 4 at stumps and trailed Delhi by 384 runs, leaving Delhi well placed to press for a win.
- The 210 follows Badoni’s 217 against Gujarat earlier this month and completes consecutive first-class double centuries, strengthening calls for his elevation to India’s senior side.
- Badoni became the 21st Indian to score double hundreds in successive first-class innings and joined an elite group that includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, underlining the Ranji Trophy’s role as a pathway to national selection.