
The left-hander mentioned reaching his sixth century in First-Class matches. Twelve boundaries and five sixes adorned his 106 from 120 deliveries.
Nitish batted with purpose, and UP amassed a respectable first-inning total thanks to his counterattack.
At the time of Nitish’s dismissal, UP was 290/6.
After a strong start, UP lost a few wickets quickly after an impactful innings from Nitish, who was run out in the middle at 136/4. He and Samarth Sigh added 17 runs before Samarth Sigh was run out.
Later, the 30-year-old team up with Akshdeep Nath for a crucial 137-run stand, bringing UP’s first innings total close to 300 runs.
Nitish was eventually defeated by Shams Mulani.
Taking a look at his First-Class statistics: In his 47th First-Class match, the southpaw has scored 2,693 runs at an average of more than 39.
He has also smashed 11 fifties, in addition to his seven centuries. Notably, since joining the team last year, this was his first century in the Ranji Trophy for UP.
Before scoring a well-paced century, he was struggling to get going this season with scores of 11, 47*, and 22.
Last year, Nitish left Delhi to join Uttar Pradesh. Before making his List A debut in 2013, Nitish had been a part of Delhi Cricket for more than a decade. Later, he played for Delhi in a variety of sports and even captained the team. In 2015, he also made his debut for a Delhi FC.
However, he made the decision to switch sides and joined UP in August of last year as their new captain.
With UP, he wants to win titles.
What happened during the match?
On the first day, UP outscored Mumbai by 198 runs, demonstrating their mastery of the ball. During the UP bowlers’ wild chase, Mulani (57) was the only batter to reach 50 runs.
Aaqib Khan and Ankit Rajpoot each took three wickets, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 2/57.
UP responded with 318/7 thanks to Nitish’s century.