RCB batter hits magnificent century for Yorkshire in County Championship

Mayank Agarwal saved the day for Yorkshire against Durham in a County Championship match at Headingley Carnegie. The RCB batter's timely century dragged the team into the competition after losing multiple wickets early.

Yorkshire lost one of their openers for only 9 runs, then a partnership between Agarwal and Adam Lyth bought in the counter-fight. Batting first, Durham scored 346 runs, which is a competitive total. After a strong second-wicket partnership, Yorkshire again started to lose their momentum as their two middle-order batters departed in a short time. Throughout the day, it was mostly about Mayank, who kept the fight on.

After the end of Day 2, Yorkshire is now trailing by only 32 runs and is expected to overcome the total set by Durham. The top-order Indian batter missed an opportunity to register a double hundred as he went back to the pavilion after making a magnificent 175 runs against 195 deliveries. His innings was laced with twenty 4s and five 6s. Though, he was not fully satisfied with his brilliant batting. The batter was a little bit stretchy during the initial stage, which annoyed him pretty much.

Mayank Agarwal's century reduced the difference

"Very honestly, my innings didn’t start smoothly. They were very disciplined. We didn’t get many loose balls. They were at us, and credit to them for that," Agarwal stated at the end of the day as the White Rose was 314-5 in their first innings.

"Then it was just about giving them their dues, looking to watch out for their spells, and then seeing if we could dominate. I thought my partnership with Adam (Lyth) was crucial. We just fed off each other’s energy and fed off each other’s confidence. Once we did that, we put ourselves in a good position."