Mumbai have had the habit of bouncing back from the dumps. And this time they did it again.
Defending champions set up a challenging 364-run target; hosts Rajasthan 48-1 in reply
MUMBAI: Mumbai have had the habit of bouncing back from the dumps. And this time they did it again.
After going through a rough patch on the first two days, the defending champions sprung back and set up an imposing total of 384 runs for Rajasthan to chase on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy match at Sports Complex ground Jhalawar on Tuesday.
At the end of the day, Mumbai were on top as they scalped the wicket of the dangerous opening batsman Manish Sharma off seamer Usman Malvi. Rajasthan finished at 48 for 1 with opener Vineet Saxena (21) and R Bishnoi (21) unconquered.
Earlier, Rajasthan, who were 175 for 9 overnight, were bundled out for a first innings total of 179.
The defending champions had no option but to go all out if they had to register an outright and gain the maximum number of points. And they exactly did that.
The openers Sahil Kukreja and Ajinkya Rahane scored runs at a decent pace and also enjoyed an opening stand of 119, before the latter was dismissed by medium-pacer Shamsher Singh for 39.
Kukreja in the bid completed his half century and than followed Rahane to the pavilion.
Skipper Amol Muzumdar scored a crucial unbeaten 68 off 87 balls. He stitched a 64-run partnership with Rohit Sharma for the third wicket.
Scorecard
Mumbai 295 & (2nd innings): S Kukreja c Jhalani b Pankaj Singh 73; A Rahane c Manish Sharma b Shamsher Singh 39; RG Sharma b Bist 34; A Muzumdar not out 68; A Nayar c Aslam b Shamsher Singh 12; H Shah not out 25; Extras: (lb 2, w 10, nb 4) 16; Total: 267 for 4 decl.
FoW: 1-119, 2-126, 3-190, 4-213
Bowling: P Singh 13-3-36-1, Afroz 13-0-49-0, Bishnoi 7-0-27-0, Aslam 14-1-55-0, Shamsher 17-2-85-2, R Bist 2-0-13-1
Rajasthan (Overnight 179-9): N Doru not out 52, M Aslam c Powar b Malvi 1; Extras: (lb 4, nb 3) 7; Total: 179
Bowling: Malvi 17.5-4-48-2, Hussain 17-1-36-1, Nayar 9-5-11-1, Abdulla 17-9-22-1, Muzumdar 1-0-5-1, Powar 28-7-53-4
Rajasthan (2nd innings): Manish Sharma lbw b Malvi 6; V Saxena not out 21; R Bishnoi not out 21; Extras: 0; Total: 48 for 1 (16 ovs)
FoW: 1-18.
Bowling: Malvi 5-1-15-1, Hussain 4-0-14-0, Nayar 3-1-12-0, Powar 3-1-6-0, Abdulla 1-0-1-0
Ranji round-up
n Punjab vs Baroda
Punjab 496 for 8 decl. vs Baroda 251 for 1 in 73 overs (Connor Williams 108 n.o., S Parab 80, A Bilakhia 47 n.o)
n Tamil Nadu vs HP
Tamil Nadu 234 & 296 for 6 (A Mukund 96, S Kumar 66, Sarandeep Singh 3-66) vs Himachal Pradesh 223 & 5-0
n Bengal vs Orissa
Bengal 107 & 124 vs & Orissa 99 & 137 for 4 (R Bose 2-32, A Dinda 2-33)
n Andhra vs Hyderabad
Andhra 159 & 127 for 6 (G Rao 61; M Arjun 7-56, S Shoaib 2-23) vs Hyderabad 132& 137 for 6 in 69 overs (S Pai 53, A Yadav 43; D Kalyankrishna 2-34, P Vijay Kumar 2-44)
n Maharashtra vs Delhi
Maharashtra 219 & 129 for
4 in 38 overs (H Kanitkar 50)
vs Delhi 409 all out (A Chopra 73, M Manhas 74, R Bhatia 107, M Tehlan 53; S Fallah 3-106)
n Saurashtra vs Karnataka
Saurashtra 245 & 183 for 8
(K Waghela 34, N Aiyappa 3-70) vs Karnataka 226 (K Pawan 120 n.o., S Jobanputra 6-70)
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