A stellar first innings outing with the bat and a dominant show with the ball led Mumbai to steamroll Tamil Nadu within the second semifinal of the Ranji Trophy 2024. The 41-time Ranji Trophy champions have made their means into a record-extending 48th final after beating TN by an innings and 70 runs on the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai.Â
Mumbai first bowled Tamil Nadu out for 146 within the first innings with a spectacular bowling effort earlier than Shardul Thakur got here to the rescue with the bat. The hosts had been reeling at 106/7 and had been staring a doable deficit however Shardul struck 109 from 104 balls earlier than Tanush Kotian, recent from his century within the quarterfinal, scored a vital 89 to take Mumbai to 378. Despite being in a spot of hassle for some time, the Ajinkya Rahane-led aspect took a 232-run lead.Â
Sai Kishore’s aspect was up towards a frightening job if that they had to make their means into their thirteenth final. But their hopes didn’t materialise due to an excellent bowling effort from the hosts. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani took 4 wickets whereas Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi and Tanush Kotian snared two wickets every to seal the win for the hosts.
