Sarfaraz Khan, a star middle-order batsman, produced a commanding century for the Ayush Mhatre-led Mumbai team in their opening encounter of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament. On Monday, August 18, Sarfaraz, who has amassed 371 runs in six Test matches for India, batted at number five and scored 138 off 114 balls before leaving the game due to injury at the Gojan Cricket Ground B against the TNCA XI. He hit six sixes and ten fours in his innings.
Sarfaraz formed important partnerships while he was at the crease, scoring 72 runs with Suved Parkar in 91 balls for the fourth wicket and 129 runs with Aakash Parkar in 128 balls for the sixth wicket. Mumbai scored more than 350 runs after winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Aakash Parkar reached fifty, Suved struck 72 off 121 balls with five fours and a six, and openers Musheer Khan and Ayush Mhatre slumped after starting.
Sarfaraz khan hits Hundred against TNCA in BuchiBabu tournament pic.twitter.com/5cZzXpwmja
— Rohit Baliyan (@rohit_balyan) August 18, 2025The BCCI selectors surprisingly omitted Sarfaraz for the five-match Test series, first against Australia and then in England. Sarfaraz struck 150 in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand in November 2024 and double fifties on his Test debut against England in Rajkot last year. When India hosts the West Indies for a couple of Test matches in October, he is anticipated to return to the red-ball internationals.
Sarfaraz Khan’s Century Boosts India Selection Hopes Ahead of Home Series
The fact that Sarfaraz Khan has scored his century now makes him better, or even a favorite, candidate to be included in the Indian team during the upcoming home series against the West Indies and South Africa considering that his first-class batting average is 65.98 and also that he has worked on his fitness in the recent past. India will take on South Africa on the 14th-18 th in Kolkata and the 22 rd -26 th in Guwahati, and West Indies on the 2 nd -14 th in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
The West Zone will form part of the Duleep Trophy 2025 in Mumbai batter, which is scheduled to take place August 28 September 11 after Buchi Babu duty. Shardul Thakur will be the leader of the team along with the significant international participants such as Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
