His 107 enabled Gujarat end day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Railways on 201 for 2.
Maharashtra were 72 for 1 in reply to Gujarat's first innings total of 369, on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Mohammad Kaif had led the side to its first U-19 World Cup win on January 28, 2000.
Captain Parthiv Patel continued his good form with the bat and scored a quick-fire 80 to raise Gujarat's hopes of an outright win against Madhya Pradesh at stumps on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group A Match in Indore on Sunday.
Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel hit a brilliant 162 as Gujarat ended the first day of their Ranji Trophy group league campaign on 327 for five in Indore on Friday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
An unbeaten 87 by middle order batsman Bhavik Thakkar and his 47-run unfinished eighth-wicket partnership with Rohit Dahiya helped Gujarat beat Mumbai by three wickets in a thrilling Ranji one-day match at the SCA stadium in Khanderi, Rajkot, on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets (and in the final ball) in the final of the inaugural Indian Premier League at the D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Graeme Smith attributed Rajasthan Royals' success in the IPL to team spirit and the showing of the up-and-coming Indian youngsters in the side.
Shane Warne has described the last-ball win against Mumbai Indians in the IPL as one of the best wins in his 20-year career.
'We are recreating the biggest sports rivalry in the world, which is Indians versus Pakistanis right here in the United States.'
Gujarat were 200 for 2 at stumps on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat pacer Hitesh Majumdar took 5 for 65 to force Bengal concede a three-run lead in the first innings.
Gujarat need 37 runs, with seven wickets in hand, for a win over Karnataka.
The Mumbai off-spinner's five-wicket haul reduced Gujarat to 190 for 8 in their second innings in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
Gujarat were 190 for 9 on the opening day of the four-day Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat are still 335 runs behind Bengal's first innings score of 462.
Bengal in their first innings were 195 for the loss of three wickets against host Gujarat.
Gujarat beat Karnataka by four wickets in the last league match of the Ranji Trophy.
Gujarat bagged two points by virtue of first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy match which ended on Saturday.
The middle-order batsman slammed a patient 131 off 206 balls even as champions Mumbai took a huge 235-run first innings lead over Gujarat.
After putting up 384 runs on the board Gujarat got a grip over Railways with two early wickets.
Gujarat now has 8 points from four matches and will be eyeing a semi-final berth.
5 instances when teams didn't cross the 70 run mark in 13 seasons.
A summary of the first day's play at different venues in the Ranji Trophy.
Stuart Binny celebrated his maiden call-up into the Indian team with a scintillating 88 as table toppers Karnataka asserted their supremacy with a solid performance, scoring 226 for 5 at stumps on the second day of their final Ranji Trophy match against hosts Delhi, who are almost out of the race for a quarter-final berth.
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.
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