JAIPUR: It was Mahipal Lomror and debutant Kartik Sharma who scored a century each to jointly compile an unbeaten 174 runs and help Rajasthan coast to a score of 362/4 in 82 overs against Uttarakhand on the opening day of their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match in Dehradun on Wednesday.
In a rich vein of form, Kartik carried forward his performance at the Under-19 age-group level to score an unbeaten 113 off 114 balls on his First Class debut.
The 18-year-old, who scored maximum runs in the covers and long-off region, struck 11 fours and 6 sixes. This comes at the back of his performance in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2024-25 where he was the highest run-scorer with 492 runs in five games.
But before him, southpaw Lomror anchored the innings after taking to the crease in the 10th over. The nibble-footed left-hand batsman finished the day at 141 not out off 189 balls (14 fours and 5 sixes), his eighth hundred in the First Class format and second consecutive this domestic season.
Lomror, who came one down, was joined by middle-order batsman Kartik when Rajasthan were 188-4 in 50 overs and both made merry on a track that had ample runs to offer as the day progressed.
Earlier, having won the toss, hosts Uttarakhand sent packing openers Abhijeet Tomar (20 off 28 balls) and Ram Chouhan (29 off 96 balls) before the lunch was called.
Early in the second session, two more wickets fell that of Zuber Ali (26 off 40 balls) and Rajasthan captain Deepak Hooda (10 off 29 balls), but after that it was all sweat and toil for Uttarakhand as Lomror and Kartik did not put a foot wrong.
Brief score: Rajasthan 362/4 in 82 overs (Mahipal Lomror 141 not out, Kartik Sharma 113; Abhay Negi 1-47) vs Uttarakhand
