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Monday, November 9, 2015

Wasim Jaffer becomes first batsman to cross 10,000-run mark Sunday Nov 08,2015

Vidarbha opener Wasim Jaffer on Sunday Nov 08,2015 became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10,000 runs on day two of their Group A match against Bengal at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Salt Lake.

Having made his debut for Mumbai in 1996-97, Jaffer needed eight runs to reach the milestone, which he got with an elegant drive to long off boundary against Bengal seamer Veer Pratap in the penultimate delivery of eighth over.

His Vidarbha teammates gave a standing ovation as he acknowledged the feat. This is for the first time a batsman scaled the peak since the tournament's inception in 1934-35.

Jaffer, however, could not make it big after he was bowled through the gate by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha with an individual score of nine (26 balls; 1x4).

The 37-year-old reached the milestone in his 126th match and the former Mumbai opener is now the leading run-getter in Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy having amassed 10,002, 2545 and 1008 runs.

Wasim Jaffer in Ranji Trophy Matches - 126 Ins: 196* No: 24 Runs: 10000 Ave: 58.14 100s: 35 50s: 41

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