In-form opener Abhimanyu Easwaran sent a timely reminder to the national selectors with his third successive hundred while holding the Rest of India innings together after Mumbai posted a first-innings score of 537 in the Irani Cup.

Abhimanyu Easwaran makes a strong case for a spot in India's Test squad for the Australia tour by scoring his third consecutive first-class century. D

Thanks to Easwaran's second Irani Cup hundred, RoI reached 289 for four in their first innings and reduced the deficit to 248 runs by stumps

Abhimanyu Easwaran's hundred comes as a timely reminder of his skills as the national selectors continue to prepare the Test squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, starting late November.

Sudharsan got a start but could not capitalise on it, getting dismissed after making 32 in 79 balls with the help of nine boundaries.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, 29, continued his fine start to the domestic season, hitting a 117-ball hundred for Rest of India against Mumbai. It was Easwaran's third successive hundred in first-class cricket.