Mumbaiâs Hardik Tamore in motion throughout the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match in opposition to Baroda in Mumbai on February 26, 2024.
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A mix of domination and grit has been a trademark of Mumbaiâs batting legacy. Both the points had been on show in lots all by means of Day Four of its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in opposition to Baroda.
Thanks to a near-clinical batting show â dominated by Prithvi Shawâs (87, 93b, 10×4, 2×6) aggression and Hardik Tamoreâs good anchor (114, 233b, 10×4) en route a second First Class hundred and a cussed resistance by the decrease order, particularly all-rounders Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian â meant Mumbai ended the penultimate dayâs play at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Indoor Academy at 379 for 9 in its second essay.
With a mammoth lead of 415 runs, the final wicket pair of Kotian and Tushar Deshpande batting comfy, a most of 90 oversâ play on the final day is extremely unlikely to place Mumbai in a spot of hassle and a semifinal in opposition to Tamil Nadu at the similar venue is all however sealed.
At the begin of play, the onus was on Mumbai to bat the day out and just about the seal the deal for itself. Tamore, promoted to open with Shaw having reduce his nail on Sunday, continued his toil regardless that night-watcher Mohit Avasthi perished early. While Tamore continued his blockathon from the first innings, Musheer Khan adopted and aggressive method earlier than falling to veteran Bhargav Bhatt, who earned his career-best match haul of 14 wickets.
In got here Prithvi and began dominating the proceedings proper from the phrase go. The duoâs 124-run affiliation off 153 balls â with Shaw smashing 87 off 93 â helped Mumbai run away with the benefit. Soon after lunch, Shaw tried an audacious swat in opposition to the flip off Bhargav and the swirling top-edge was caught by Vishnu Solanki working again a number of yards from covers.
Even although Bhatt continued to select wickets, the scoring charge by no means tumbled and Shams Mulaniâs spirited fifty adopted by Kotianâs class meant Mumbai not solely stretched its innings into the final day but additionally practically took the game away from Baroda.
The scores:
Mumbai â1st innings: 384.
Baroda â1st innings: 348.
Mumbai â2nd innings: Hardik lbw b Pithiya 114, Bhupen Lalwani c Bhatt b Rathva 6, Mohit Avasthi b Bhatt 4, Musheer Khan lbw b Bhargav Bhatt 33, Prithvi Shaw c Solanki b Bhatt 87, Ajinkya Rahane b Bhatt 0, Shams Mulani c Moliya b Bhatt 54, Suryansh Shedge lbw b Bhatt 10, Shardul Thakur c Rathva b Limbani 10, Tanush Kotian (batting) 32, Tushar Deshpande (batting) 23; Extras (lb-4, w-2): 6; Total (for 9 wickets in 102 overs): 379.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-22, 3-88, 4-212, 5-214, 6-283, 7-296, 8-313, 9-337.
Baroda bowling: Meriwala 12-1-35-0, Bhatt 42-7-142-7, Limbani 9-1-43-1, Rathva 14-3-53-0, Pithiya 21-0-88-1, Jyotsnil 3-0-8-0, Shivalik 1-0-6-0.
