Tatas in command after Pawar’s ton

MUMBAI: Discarded Mumbai opener Kaustubh Pawar struck an unbeaten 120 to help Tata Sports Club to 230 for six against Air India on Day One of the first round of The Times Shield at MIG Club, Bandra on Tuesday. Pawar batted for 257 minutes in which he struck nine boundaries. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Ranji Trophy stars — Shreyas Iyer (88), Akhil Herwadkar (33), Tushar Deshpande (53 not out) and Armaan Jaffer (72) — all had a fruitful day with the bat.

BRIEF SCORES:

Indian Oil: 221/8 (Armaan Jaffer 72, Ashay Sardesai 73 not out, Rakesh Prabhu 3/43) vs Jain Irrigation; Bharat Petroleum: 326/9 (Shreyas Iyer 88, Akhil Herwadkar 33, Vinit Indulkar 44, Onkar Khanvilkar 54, Tushar Deshpande 53 not out; Pravin Tambe 3/82, Sufiyan Rehmani 3/81) v Dr DY Patil SA ‘B’; Tata SC: 230/6 (Kaustub Pawar 120 not out) vs Air India; Western Railways: 122 (Karsh Kothari 4/30, Shivam Dubey 3/22) vs Dr DY Patil SA ‘A’: 130/5.

KARAN, RUDRA TONS PROPEL MERCHANT XI MUMBAI: Karan Shah (186) and Rudra Dhandey (162) put Vijay Merchant XI in a commanding position against Dattu Phadkar XI on Day One of the U-19 KC Mahindra Shield selection tournament on Tuesday.

BRIEF SCORES:

Vijay Merchant XI: 511/4 (Karan Shah 186, Rudra Dhandey 162, Utkarsh Raut 71 n o, Vaibhav Kalamkar 61 n o) vs Dattu Phadkar XI; Khandu Rangnekar XI: 290 (Saksham Jha 123 n o, Akshay Mazgaonkar 52, Sidak Singh 49; Shubham Pandey 4/69, Vidyut Pilankar 3/41) v Vijay Manjrekar XI: 11/0.