Playing for Bombay at home in the Wankhede Stadium against Gujarat, he made a century in his debut innings, scoring 100 not out off 129 balls, becoming the youngest Indian to do to so.

Delhi qualified for the final for the tenth time by virtue of a first innings lead after its match against Bombay ended in a draw.

Requiring 152 runs to surpass Delhi's first innings score of 409, Bombay were dismissed for 321, that included a fighting 78 off 171 balls by Sachin Tendulkar.

[9] Bengal made it to their ninth final, their first since the 1971–72 competition, also by virtue of a first innings lead, against Tamil Nadu.

Earlier in Tamil Nadu's innings, Woorkeri Raman scored 238, recording his third double century in as many matches.