Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz Khan flops again, brother Musheer Khan hits second consecutive fifty

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|09-11-2025

Sarfaraz Khan disappointed the team again. (Photo-PTI)

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai has had a very bad start against Himachal in the Ranji Trophy. On the first day of the match, Mumbai's 4 wickets fell for only 73 runs. Openers Ayush Mhatre and Ajinkya Rahane returned to the pavilion within 26 runs. A good innings was expected from Mumbai's legendary batsman Sarfaraz Khan, but he once again disappointed the team and returned to the pavilion after getting out cheaply. However, his younger brother has scored his second consecutive fifty.

Sarfaraz Khan disappointed

After falling 3 wickets for only 35 runs, Mumbai got Musheer Khan and Sarfaraz Khan A big innings was expected from him. Musheer Khan lived up to the expectations of the team and scored a brilliant fifty, but his elder brother Sarfaraz Khan again failed to play a big innings. He returned to the pavilion after scoring only 16 runs in 57 balls with the help of 2 fours.

Earlier, in the first innings against Rajasthan, Sarfaraz Khan was out after scoring only 15 runs. In the second innings he remained unbeaten after scoring 5 runs. Sarfaraz Khan has not been able to score any half-century yet in this Ranji season. His highest score is 42 runs, which he made against Jammu and Kashmir. Sarfaraz Khan is trying to make a comeback in Team India, but due to his poor batting, he is not able to make a place in the team. During this, Musheer Khan played a brilliant innings.

Musheer Khan hits fifty

Sarfaraz Khan's younger brother on the first day against Himachal Musheer Khan He scored a brilliant half-century in 86 balls with the help of 6 fours. He has scored a half-century for the second consecutive match. Earlier, he had played brilliant innings of 49 runs in the first innings and 63 runs in the second innings against Rajasthan.

Musheer Khan has scored 848 runs in 13 first class matches at an average of 44.63. This includes 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries. During this period, Musheer Khan has also taken 11 wickets. Safraz Khan has played 58 first class matches so far. During this period he has scored 4780 runs at an average of 63.73. This includes 16 centuries and 15 half-centuries. Sarfaraz Khan has also played 6 test matches for Team India.