Ranji Trophy Final 2022 Highlights Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh Day 1: Mumbai reach 248-5 at stumps

That'll be stumps on Day 1 and we've seen 90 overs of good cricket without any interruption. Mumbai will end the day with 248/5 on the board. Sarfaraz Khan returns unbeaten on 40(125), while Shams Mulani scored 12*(43) balls. 

Among the bowlers Anubhav Agarwal and Saransh Jain picked two wickets each. Kumar Kartikeya picked one. 

We'll be back with Day 2 tomorrow, till then take care and stay safe and lets pray rain doesn't interrupt the show in Bengaluru.

We are almost cruising towards the end of play on Day 1. Madhya Pradesh will be happy with the way things have proceeded so far and a wicket or two in the final three overs will definitely make things better. MUM: 246/5 (87 overs) 

A loud LBW appeal against Shams Mulani by Kumar Kartikeya, but umpire Virender Sharma feels the ball was drifting down the leg stump. MUM: 244/5 (84 overs)

The runs have dried up, even the singles as just eight runs come in the last six overs have been bowled since the wicket of Hardik Tamore. Sarfaraz Khan, who holds the key here, is batting on 36 off 104 balls.

Saransh Jain picks his second wicket as Rajat Patidar takes a sharp low catch at slips, which will bring an end to Hardik Tamore's stay in the middle. After surviving thrice, he finally departs for 24(44). 

Mumbai go five down with 228 on the board.  

Hardik Tamore survives yet again and this time the ball carried, but the fielder at slips failed to hold on to it. It was a wide and full delivery by Anubhav Agarwal, and Tamore went for the shot with zero footwork, so the edge was obvious. However, the fielder makes a mess of it, although it was a tough chance. The dropped chance will see Tamore rotate the strike.

The next delivery Anubhav bangs it short and Sarfaraz hooks it for a four. MUM: 226/4 (72 overs)

Sarfaraz Khan showing some great tempo, be it spinners or the pacers, he will hit you for runs. Anubhav Sharma over pitches the ball, straight on to the stumps and Sarfaraz drives it towards the cover region for a four. Just that boundary of the over as Mumbai reach 218/4 after 70 overs.

Kartikeya bowls a quicker bowl, which hits the pads of Sarfaraz Khan and balloons up in the air. Rajat Patidar, fielding at slips, runs past the wicketkeeper and collects the ball. But the umpire doesn't seem interested. MUM: 207/4 (67 overs) 

Like the previous two sessions, Kumar Kartikeya kicks-off the action in the final session of the day. Four runs come off his over. MUM: 205/4 (65 overs)

Gaurav Yadav is brought into the attack as Hardik Tamore survives for the second time. The batter gets an outside edge but the ball bounces right in front of the fielder who collects it on the bounce. 

This will also be the final over in the second session of Day 1, which saw Madhya Pradesh produce an impressive fightback. Mumbai will go into the interval with 201-4. Sarfaraz Khan is batting on 16(37), Hardik Tamore, on the other end, is playing on 13(19).

Hardik Tamore almost lost his wicket as he tries to leave an incoming ball by Anubhav Agarwal but then plays it with soft hands. The ball goes towards the wicketkeeper, who collects it in the end, getting his teammates excited. However, umpire Virender Sharma asks for assistance from the third umpire to check if the ball had bounced before it was collected and TV replay proves that the umpire was right. MUM: 197/4 (62 overs)

The Yashasvi Jaiswal show comes to an end. He departs for 78(163), while trying to nudge the ball by Anubhav Agarwal in the gap. However, his shot goes straight to Yash Dubey at gully, who makes no mistake in the end.  MUM: 185/4 (60 overs)

So far things have remained in control for Mumbai, who are batting at 178/3 after 58 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting on 76(159) and Sarfaraz Khan is playing on 8(24).

Gaurav Yadav is back in to the attack the pacer starts off great. He beats in-form batter Sarfaraz Khan in the second ball, with the ball knocking his pads. The fielders are confident that they've got their man but umpire Virender Sharma feels otherwise. It was a good length delivery angling towards the batter and hits him on the back thigh. Was it bouncing over the stumps? That's the only question out here. Bowler Gaurav Yadav is surely disappointed. MUM: 156-3 (52 overs) 

Saransh Jain strikes as Mumbai lose their 3rd wicket. MP are producing a fightback in the second session. Suved Parkar is the batter dismissed. He departs for 18(30). MUM 147/3 (50.1 overs)

Kartikeya completes a six-run over and Anubhav Agarwal comes in to bowl the next over. The bowler starts with a length ball, coming at batter Suved Parkar's chest height and takes an outside edge. However, the ball bounces in front of slip fielders, who fails to control it as the batters complete a double. 

The bowler then drops it straight and full and Parkar clips it through the square leg for a boundary. 

Seven runs come off the over. MUM: 147/2 (50 overs)

Yashasvi Jaiswal is going strong in the Ranji Trophy Final. The Mumbai opener completes his 50 off 129 balls. MUM: 131/2 (47 overs)

The MP bowlers are finally getting the game moving and this time it is Gaurav Yadav, the most impressive among the pack, with a loud LBW appeal against new batter Suved Parkar. The umpire, however, remains unfazed as MP fielders can't believe the decision. In fact, the bowler also has a chat with the umpire, probably enquiring why was it given a not-out. The over ends with Yadav conceding just one run.

Kartikeya follows it up with another one-run over. MUM: 122/2 (43 overs)

Gaurav Yadav concedes seven runs in his over and Kumar Kartikeya is back, rolling his arms. Superb dedication by the spinner and he is rewarded with a wicket. 

Armaan Jaffer was trying to defend the spinner and after playing five dots, the batter gets an inside edge while trying to push the ball on the off-side. However, the edge deflects the ball towards the on-side, where an alert Yash Dubey collects a sharp diving catch. He departs for 26(56). MUM: 120/2 (41 overs)

Kumar Kartikeya bowls it up and Yashasvi Jaiswal has no problem playing it back at the bowler, who tries to collect it on his follow-through. However, in the process the ball hits his index finger and he looks in some sort of discomfort. Physios attend him and the spinner continues after receiving some treatment.

Meanwhile, Shubham Sharma produces an impressive fielding effort in the field, definitely saves two runs for his side as he chases a well timed shot by Armaan Jaffer, puts in a dive and save the boundary.

Kartikeya, on the other hand, gets off the field after completing his over and is sitting in the dugout, trying to treat his injured finger. MUM: 113/1 (39 overs)

Gaurav Yadav runs in to bowl the second over of the session and he starts from where he left. Bangs in the ball slightly wide of the off stick, and the bounce troubles the wicketkeeper, who fails to collect it. The batters take a single in form of a bye. 

Three runs come off the over. MUM: 109/1 (38 overs)   

Kumar Kartikeya, who has not been very effective, will lead the attack in the second session of the day. One run come off the over as Mumbai reach 106/1. 

Gaurav Yadav has constantly been troubling the batters, more than his teammates. This time he gets the ball angling towards Armaan Jaffer, and it hits the knee roll before going to the wicketkeeper, which is followed by a loud LBW appeal. However, the umpire is turned down by the umpire. 

This was also the final over of the opening session on Day 1. Jaiswal, who is batting on 43 off 104 balls, and Jaffer, who is relatively new at the crease and has scored 14 runs in the 33 balls he has faced, take Mumbai to 105/1 at the Lunch Break. 

Gaurav Yadav changes his side and this time the ball keeps a bit low, unlike the bounce and movement he has been generating. Armaan Jaffer plays it with soft hands and the ball races for a four in the third-man region. With this Mumbai also breach the 100-run mark in the opening session. MUM: 101/1 (34 overs)

A cracking four by Armaan Jaffer as the bowl is pitched up. He opens the face of his bat and connects it from the middle of his bat. The ball races towards the mid-on boundary for a four. Six runs come off the over. MUM: 93/1 (30 overs)