Top 3 First-class innings of Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana has been a consistent name in domestic cricket where he played for Delhi but has not shifted his base to Uttar Pradesh. His adaptability has been an asset for any team that he plays as he can operate anywhere in the batting order. He has played some memorable knocks in first-class cricket which will be in the spotlight in this article. 

174 vs Maharashtra, 2017

Nitish Rana delivered his best performance in first-class cricket against Maharashtra in 2017. He smashed a gritty century in the first innings against a potent Maharashtra bowling attack. Nitish Rana built an impressive partnership with Rishabh Pant which provided solidity to a crumbling Delhi batting order. The team batting first lost 3 early wickets but Rana and Pant were steadfast with their game. The duo played a crucial role in guiding Delhi to 419 runs in the first innings which proved to be too much for Maharashtra. 

146 vs Assam, 2016

A knock of the highest quality from the talented left-hander that he played against Assam in 2016 at Vadodara. In reply to Assam’s 193 runs in the first innings, Delhi posted 589 runs courtesy of centuries from Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant, and Pradeep Sangwan. Rana and Pant built a pivotal partnership which put the opposition under tremendous pressure. Delhi took a massive lead in the first innings giving a decisive edge which helped them win the match by a huge margin of an innings and 83 runs. 

132* vs Karnataka, 2015

Nitish Rana played this unbeaten knock in his very first season in domestic cricket. This century was significant in the context of the match against a solid opposition like Karnataka who were in a winning form. Karnataka posted 542 runs in the first innings and Delhi’s weak batting display in the first innings forced them to follow on. Nitish Rana’s century was the saviour as he helped Delhi to manage a draw in a match that was sliding the barrel of defeat. 

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