Mayank Agarwal Century: If the captain is like Mayank Agarwal. When the team was in trouble, this Karnataka captain put a peg on the wicket. He set his feet in such a way that he died only after scoring a century. Mayank had come down to open with his best friend KL Rahul. But the chances of opening with a partner in the final against Jammu and Kashmir did not materialize. KL Rahul was dismissed cheaply and Mayank Agarwal kept watching. The limit was reached when even batsmen like Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and Ravichandran Smaran lost their legs. That difficult moment definitely increased captain Mayank's worries, but it could not shake his resolve, as a result of which he was successful in scoring a century.

Saw such a day for the 21st time in my career.

Mayank Agarwal remained unbeaten after scoring 130 runs till the end of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy final. He scored these runs in 207 balls with the help of 17 fours. During this, he completed his century in 153 balls. This is the first century scored by Mayank Agarwal in the current season of Ranji Trophy. At the same time, for the 21st time in his first class cricket career, he got to see such a day when he scored a century.

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Mayank Agarwal in Ranji Trophy 2025-26 knockouts

Mayank Agarwal, who scored a century in the Ranji Trophy final, had earlier also played captaincy innings against Mumbai in the quarter-final match. There he played an innings of 92 runs in the first innings. Mayank's bat remained silent against Uttarakhand in the semi-finals. But in the finals when the team needed it most. When the team appeared to be surrounded by difficulties, he anchored and stood at the crease.

Karnataka's reply against Jammu and Kashmir

On the basis of Mayank Agarwal's century, Karnataka team has scored 220 runs for 5 wickets by the end of the second day's play. Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir had scored 584 runs in their first innings of the Ranji Trophy final.