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Mumbai: Chasing a target of 538 runs in the second innings against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha fought back and extended the game to the final day. On the fourth day, Vidarbha resumed batting without loss of 10 runs yesterday and were 248/5 at the end of play. Vidarbha need 290 more runs to win with five wickets and fifth day remaining.

Vidarbha, who were bowled out for 105 runs in the first innings, were adamant that they would not collapse like that in the second innings. Vidarbhaya came alive with the resistance of Marunatan Malayali player Karun Nair (74) and wicketkeeper and captain Akshay Wadkar (56 not out). The Vidarbha batsmen have been trying hard not to lose wickets since the morning. Karun Nair and Aman Mokhade (32) combined at the crease after Atharva Tayde (32) who added 64 runs in the 19th over and Dhruv Shore (28) in the 19th over added 54 runs for the third wicket. Substitute Yash Rathod (7) was out quickly but Karun and Wadkar held on as they added 90 runs for the fifth wicket. From the 20th over to the 87th over, Karun faced 220 balls from the crease and scored 74 runs with only three boundaries. Karun, who spent 287 minutes at the crease, was finally dismissed by Musheer Khan. Wadkar was joined by Harsh Dubey with 11 runs at the end of the game.

2024-03-13 16:29:50

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538 for Vidarbha

Mumbai: Former champions Mumbai are moving towards victory in the final against Vidarbha. After being bowled out for 224 runs in the first innings, Mumbai bowled out Vidarbha for 105 runs and got hold of the match by scoring 418 runs in the second innings on the third day yesterday. Chasing a huge target of 538 runs, Vidarbha took 10 runs without losing a wicket when they stopped play yesterday. Vidarbha need 528 more runs with 10 wickets remaining in two days.

Musheer Khan (136), who scored a century for Mumbai, who resumed the second innings yesterday with a score of 141/2, captain Ajinkya Rahane (73), Indian star Shreyas Iyer (95) and Shams Mulani (50), reached 418. Musheer and Rahane added 130 runs for the third wicket. The return of Rahane, who was out of form for a long time, brought relief to Mumbai. Musheer added 168 runs with Iyer for the fourth wicket.

Harsh Dubey took five wickets and Yash Thakur three wickets for Vidarbha. In the second innings, openers Atharva Thaide (3) and Dhruv Shorey (7) are at the crease.

Musheer Khan broke Sachin’s record

19-year-old Musheer Khan on breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record as the youngest player to score a century for Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy final. Musheer broke the record of 140 in the final against Punjab in the 1994-95 season at the age of 21 in the presence of Sachin and Rohit Sharma at the Wankhede Stadium yesterday. Musheer faced 326 balls and scored 136 runs including 10 boundaries.

Musheer is the younger brother of Sarfraz Khan, who debuted in the Indian team in the Test series against England. He also scored a century in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.

2024-03-12 18:32:34

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