Bengaluru: The third day of a five-day Ranji Trophy contest is usually when the big moves are made. At the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday, Madhya Pradesh took the decisive step by proving immovable.
The pitch on the third day of the final played flat and true and MP's batsmen needed patience and determination to make an impact. They had both in tons.
Opener Yash Dubey chose temperament over temptation and in the process set the tone with a gritty century (133; 336b, 14x4) that spanned a remarkable 546 minutes of monk-like concentration. The other two batsmen who starred on the day - Shubham Sharma (116; 215b, 15x4, 1x6) and Rajat Paditar (batting 67; 106b, 13x4)-simply followed suit.
The three batsmen have been the cornerstone of MP's batting unit this season and delivered yet again. At stumps, MP were at 368/3, just six runs away from Mumbai's first-inning total of 374.
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