Ranji Trophy has started in Indian domestic cricket. At present, the second round of group stage matches has started from 18th October. Abdul Samad performed brilliantly in the match between Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha. Samad, famous for playing explosively, scored 127 runs in just 117 balls. He scored a century at a time when his team Jammu and Kashmir was struggling by losing 4 wickets for 58 runs. This is the 5th century of his first class career.

saved the team's shame

The match between Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha in the Elite Group A of Ranji Trophy started on October 18 at the Barabati Stadium. Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra won the toss and decided to bat first. But this decision was heavy on his team. The team lost two wickets on the score of 14 runs. After this, Abdul Samad, famous for hitting sixes in this tournament, came to bat.

Samad had just taken charge of the team when two wickets fell back to back at the score of 52 and 58. Then Samad started the game of 'Baseball' in Ranji. He started scoring runs rapidly. With the help of 9 sixes and 6 fours, Samad scored 127 runs in 117 balls at a strike rate of 108. With the help of his innings, Jammu and Kashmir scored 270 runs in the first innings. In this way Samad saved the honor of his team which was struggling by 54 runs.

20 lakh to 4 crore journey

Abdul Samad is known for playing fast innings and hitting big hits in domestic cricket. Seeing his talent, Sunrisers Hyderabad included him in the team at a price of Rs 20 lakh. In his debut season, he batted at a strike rate of 170. His salary was increased to Rs 4 crore in 2022. However, he did not get a chance to play much. In 2024, Hyderabad team played him in all the matches. During this period his strike rate was 168. Samad had hit 15 fours and 11 sixes in the last season. Now before the IPL mega auction, Samad has again scored a stormy century.

This is how domestic career is

Abdul Samad has scored 1640 runs in 24 first class matches of domestic cricket at an average of 38. He has scored 538 runs at an average of 23 in 23 List A matches and 1339 runs at an average of 26 in 83 T20 matches. His strike rate in T20 has been 146.