Two to tango: Solanki and Rawat rose to the event to maintain Baroda within the hunt.
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 Shashwat Rawat notched up his third hundred of the season. Captain Vishnu Solanki awoke from his slumber with the willow with a sturdy century. And the duo despatched shivers within the Mumbai camp with a 174-run partnership.
However, Shams Mulaniâs marathon spell and Tushar Deshpandeâs essential strikes helped Mumbai earn the very important first-innings lead in opposition to Baroda within the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal. However, Barodaâs spirited present â it conceded a 36-run lead and then diminished Mumbai to 21 for one at stumps on day three â has left an attractive final two daysâ play in prospect on the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy floor.
Rawat and Solanki resumed their in a single day 62-run affiliation and hardly regarded in hassle because the pitch acquired slower and the bowlers let the duo rotate strike simply. Soon after Rawat flicked Mulani for a single and raised his bat, he was dropped by âkeeper Tamore in Musheer Khanâs first over. It resulted in Mumbai being in a spot of hassle at lunch, with Baroda 233 for 2.
In the third over after the break, Deshpande beat Rawat with uncooked tempo and the nick was sharply taken by Shaw within the slips. While Shaw rushed again to the dressing room to nurse a damaged nail, Mulani took over, bowling with the brand new ball that was opted within the 82nd over.
He removed Shivalik Sharma (holed out at deep mid-wicket) and Mitesh Patel (straight ball) off successive deliveries to give Mumbai the sting.
Despite shedding Ninad Rathva (caught within the slips off offie Kotian) and Pithiya (lbw off Mulani), captain Solanki was going robust, finishing his hundred with a wonderful cowl drive off Kotian.
Musheer broke the partnership claiming Limbaniâs wicket, with the goal lower than 40 runs away. Deshpande then enticed Solanki into an edge. A brief-ball adopted by a full-length ball did the trick as Baroda misplaced the final three wickets for a solitary run.
The scores:
Mumbai â 1st innings: 384.
Baroda â 1st innings: Jyotsnil Singh c Lalwani b Mulani 32, Priyanshu Moliya b Shardul 1, Shashwat Rawat c Shaw b Deshpande 124, Vishnu Solanki c Tamore b Deshpande 136, Shivalik Sharma c Kotian b Mulani 7, Mitesh Patel b Mulani 0, Ninad Rathva c Rahane b Kotian 18, Mahesh Pithiya lbw b Mulani 0, Raj Limbani c Rahane b Musheer 15, Bhargav Bhatt c Shedge b Kotian 0, Lukman Meriwala (not out) 0; Extras (b-3, lb-9, w-1, nb-2): 15; Total (in 110.3 overs): 348.
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-65, 3-239, 4-270, 5-270, 6-301, 7-302, 8-347, 9-348.
Mumbai bowling: Avasthi 8-0-45-0, Shardul 15-1-48-1, Deshpande 18-2-52-2, Mulani 38-3-121-4, Kotian 19.3-2-49-2, Musheer 12-4-21-1.
Mumbai â 2nd innings: Hardik Tamore (batting) 12, Bhupen Lalwani c Bhatt b Rathva 6, Mohit Avasthi (batting) 3; Total (for one wkt. in 12 overs): 21.
Fall of wicket: 1-18.
Baroda bowling: Meriwala 3-0-6-0, Bhatt 6-1-12-1, Limbani 1-0-3-0, Rathva 2-2-0-0.
