Opening batsman Sahil Kukreja's century and middle order batsman Abhishek Nair's strokeful ton helped Mumbai score a healthy 385 runs for loss of eight wickets on the opening day of their five-day Irani Trophy tie against Rest of India in Rajkot on Saturday.
Openers Kukreja and Ajinkya Rahane gave a decent start to Mumbai by putting up 91 runs for the opening wicket after their captain Amol Muzumdar elected to bat.
Rahane departed soon after completing his first first-class fifty that took 75 balls and hit eight fours. He made 52 with eight fours and was adjudged leg before wicket of Bose.
Bose who was bowling accurately struck again before the lunch break by getting Jaffer (8) at first slip. Mumbai were 109 for two at lunch.
After lunch, Mumbai lost two quick wickets in the form of captain Mazumdar (8) and Prashant Naik (12).
Muzumdar and Naik were out leg before off Ozha and Sharma respectively.
Kukreja, who was batting patiently, completed his fifty off 100 balls with ten fours.
Kukreja-Nair together notched up 171 runs off just 194 balls for the fifth wicket stand.
Nair was aggressive than Kukreja and started dominating Rest of India's bowlers. He took just 45 balls to complete his fifty and quickly reached to three digit off just 98 balls.
While Kukreja finished his hundred off 182 balls with ten fours.
The two were looking to put huge partnership for Mumbai, but an attempt of short single finally broke this partnership, when Badrinath directly hit stumps from short midwicket to dismiss Nair.
Nair made 118 off 107 balls and hit 20 fours and one six.
Nair's departure triggered the collapse for Mumbai, who lost three wickets quickly including Kukreja.
Kukreja scored 110 and spent 336 minutes at the crease facing 210 balls and hit 17 fours.
Ramesh Powar, who joined the team this morning, after being dropped from national side, was batting on 28 (35b, 3x4, 1x6) with Iqbal Abdullah 16 (19b, 3x4).
For Rest of India, medium pacer Ranadeb Bose was the most succesful bowler taking three wickets for 88 runs, while Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha captured two wickets each giving away 58 and 96 runs respectively.
Brief scores: Mumbai 385 for 8 (Sahil Kukreja 110, Abhishek Nair 11, Ranadeb Bose 3 for 88).
