ALL-ROUND MUMBAI ON TOP

After Lad and Akash’s hundreds, Thakur stars with the ball

- Haridev Pushparaj

Siddhesh Lad was the man of the day starring with a daddy hundred while Akash Anand slammed a cracking ton of his own as Mumbai piled a mountain of runs on the second day against Puducherry in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Monday.

Lad’s majestic knock of 170 was decked with 19 fours and our sixes as he milked the hapless Puducherry bowlers to all corners of the Wankhede.

He was finally out to Sabhay Chadha caught by Anand Singh Bais at third man after a whirlwind innings.

The fourth-wicket partnership of 160 between Lad and Sarfaraz laid the platform for the massive 600 plus score that Mumbai eventually put up: 630/5 decl in 147 overs.

Then came another 110-run partnership between a well set Lad and Akash Anand that saw the latter notch up a brilliant hundred in 113 balls.