India batter Shreyas Iyer, battling a recurring back injury for which he underwent surgery in 2023, scored his first hundred in red-ball cricket since his Test debut three years ago during the Ranji Trophy second-round game against Maharashtra.

On Saturday, Shreyas Iyer shut his critics with a knock of 142 off 190 for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.

Shreyas Iyer's last First-Class century came while representing India in November 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur. During this innings, he also surpassed the milestone of 6,000 First-Class runs

Starting the day with a lead of nearly 100 runs, Mumbai continued its dominance with unbeaten Shreyas and Ayush Mhatre stitching together a 200-run partnership and the latter also scoring a century.

Ruturaj Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 80 to lead a strong reply for Maharashtra but they were still trailing by 173 runs in their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai on Saturday. Maharashtra reached 142 for one in their second innings at the end of the second day.

Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 80 leads Maharashtra's strong reply against Mumbai in Ranji Trophy Group A. Despite trailing by 173 runs, Gaikwad and Sachin Dhas helm the innings. Mumbai stands strong with a lead,

On an eventful Day Two of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match, Shreyas Iyer ended his century drought, scoring 142, while Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad led a strong fightback with an unbeaten 80. Mumbai's bowlers struggle for breakthroughs as Maharashtra trails by 173 runs.

Iyer was a key player for India across formats last year, particularly shining in the World Cup, where he scored 468 runs, including two centuries and three half-centuries.