By Admin 
Ranji Trophy 2025-26: The fourth round of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 has started. Till now, many batsmen have attracted everyone’s attention with their brilliant performances, but what happened at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur surprised everyone. Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Shivam Mavi, who usually does wonders with the ball, shone with the bat this time. Coming in at number 8, he scored a century which no one expected.
The bowler’s bat also ‘spoke’
Uttar Pradesh won the toss and chose to bat first against Nagaland. After this, the UP team declared its first innings after scoring 535 runs for 6 wickets. The batsmen had laid a good foundation from the beginning, but the most talked about thing was Shivam Mavi’s innings. As soon as he landed at number 8, Mavi started his storm on the pitch. He scored 101 runs in just 87 balls. During this, he hit 10 fours and 5 sixes.
This century of Mavi is also special because he touched the figure of 100 runs for the first time in his first class career. Earlier, he had never been able to score even 50 runs in 21 matches, but this time he not only scored a half-century but also converted it into a brilliant century.
Batsmen also added color
Apart from Shivam Mavi, the top order batsmen of the team also performed brilliantly. Wicketkeeper batsman Aryan Juyal played a brilliant inning of 140 runs in 205 balls. During this period he hit 18 fours. Whereas Madhav Kaushik presented a great example of patience and class. He scored unbeaten 185 runs on 374 balls and remained at the crease till the end of the innings. Opener Abhishek Goswami also gave a solid start to the team by contributing 55 runs.
Nagaland bowlers were ineffective
No bowler from Nagaland could put pressure on the batsmen of Uttar Pradesh. Mavi especially attacked the spinners fiercely. His sixes were reaching the spectators’ gallery of Green Park. Nagaland’s bowling rhythm completely deteriorated.
This innings of Mavi can not only prove to be the turning point of his career, but is also considered to be one of the most memorable innings of the Ranji season.