Ashutosh walked out for batting at 17/3 in 9.5 overs and stitched a 153-run stand with the opening batter Aveen Dalugod. He made 100 in 73 balls, with eight fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 136.99, as per Wisden. His dismissal led to another batting collapse, as Wigan collapsed from 170/3 to 195/7 after 41 overs.