Mumbai vs Vidarbha Highlights, Ranji Trophy Final Day 5: MUM defeat VID by 169 runs to clinch title in thriller

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Umesh Yadav drifting on to the Mumbai openers' pads too often and he is being punished for it. Lalwani once agian who clips it off his pads, this time off the fifth ball of the sixth over. He is on 16 off as many at the end of that over, Shaw on 11 off 14.

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score: Mumbai 27/0

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Aditya Thakare bowling the second over and he sends one nicely on to Lalwani's pads. The opener accepts that gift with both hands and clips it through midwicket to the boundary.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: The first two balls thudded on to Shaw's pads, with the Vidarbha players putting a half-hearted appeal as well after the first delivery. Then Shaw was squared up fourth ball. But the Umesh goes short and wide fifth ball and Shaw sends it handsomely through covers. Dot ball after that and so Shaw is on four off six.

Ranji Trophy Final Live Score: Mumbai 4/0 after 1 over

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani open for Mumbai with the former facing up. The old warhorse Umesh Yadav has the ball in his hands for Vidarbha.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Aman Mokhade, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar(w/c), Aditya Sarwate, Umesh Yadav, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Aditya Thakare

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Musheer Khan, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore(w), Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Here is what the two captains had to say at the toss.

Ajinkya Rahane: I was actually confused, we are playing hwre after a long time as we played most of our games at BKC. We want to play well throughout the game and take it session by session. There is excitement and nervousness but we have to embrace the nervousness. We have to respect the opposition, Vidarbha have played really well throughout the tournament. One forced change, Mohit Avasthi misses out due to a niggle and Dhawal Kulkarni comes in.

Akshay Wadkar: We will be bowling first. Theres mositure on the wicket so we would be aiming to take early wickets. We have an opportunity as we have reached the final for the third time and we are playing Mumbai in Mumbai. We have one change as Harsh Dubey comes in place for Akshay Wakhare.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Chetan Sharma says that the pitch is grassy and fast bowlers will get assistance early in the match. He says there is moisture on the surface but the warmth will dry things up. He feels the bowlers will have to utilise the first hour very well.

The Ranji Trophy was initially named 'The cricket championship of India', with the first edition being held all the way back in 1934/35. The trophy never changed though. It was donated by the Bhupinder Singh, the then-ruling Maharaja of Patiala as a tribute to KS Ranjitsinhji, who was also known as Ranji in cricketing circles, the ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar. Ranjitsinhji was a pioneering batter and one of the early flagbearers of Indian cricket. History dripping through every part of this trophy and tournament.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: He isn't among the big star names but Tanus Kotian has arguably been Mumbai's most important player this season. He is their second highest run scorer and third highest wicket taker and among his feats was that utterly bonkers record-breaking 232-run stand for the last wicket with Tushar Deshpande against Baroda. No.10 Kotian was unbeaten on 120 off 129 balls while No.11 Deshpande made 123 in 129.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Vidarbha have won the toss and chosen to bowl at the Wankhede Stadium.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Both sides were quite dominant in the group stage. Vidarbha and Mumbai qualified for the knockouts with identical records of five wins, one loss and one draw.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: This is just the second Ranji Trophy final between two teams from the same state. The only previous occasion was the 1970/71 when Mumbai led by Sudhir Naik met Maharashtra, captained by the legendary Chandu Borde.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Musheer Khan has had a dream of a year thus far. He may have not been able to win the U19 World Cup but his performances with bat and ball made headlines. He the returned to the Mumbai Ranji team in the game against Baroda by smashing 203 in his first innings back. He scored a half-century in Mumbai's innings in the semi-final against Tamil Nadu and then took two wickets in the TN first innings. All this would've surely been made that bit sweeter by the success brother Sarfaraz enjoyed with India A and then the Indian Test team.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: With Karun Nair (616 runs at 41.06) leading the way, Dhruv Shorey (549 runs at 36.6), Akshay Wadkar (530 runs at 37.85), Atharva Taide (529 runs at 44.08) and Yash Rathod (456 runs at 57) have spruced up Vidarbha's batting to shine bright this season. If Aditya Sarwate (40 wickets) and Aditya Thakare (33) have been at the forefront of Vidarbha’s bowling attack, India pacer Yadav also has found his rhythm to keep striking with crucial blows for his side.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Mumbai couldn't avail the services of an injured Suryakumar Yadav. Sarfaraz Khan wasn't available after being picked for India A and subsequently for the Test series. Shreyas Iyer avoided a few games on pretext of injury. Prithvi Shaw (5 games), having recovered from injury only was available towards the business end. Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur also played half of the games.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: While Cheteshwar Pujara has kept himself in the conversation for a comeback into the Indian team, the same can't be said thus far this season for Ajinkya Rahane. Even specialist pacer Mohit Avasthi (192) has scored more runs compared to Rahane (134) who has had a dismal average of 13.4 throughout the tournament.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: As is usually the case with Mumbai, they weren't able to avail the services of some of their biggest stars, largely due to them being away on national duty. Moreover, Ajinkya Rahane has had to deal with a sharp down turn in his own personal form throughout the season. And yet, his leadership skills have proven to be second to none as the old warhorse used his resources pretty well to take the team to its 48th summit clash.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Shreyas Iyer has made all the wrong headlines in the recent past, at the root of which is the fact that he sat out the final round of group games in the Ranji Trophy despite being specifically told to play first class cricket for Mumbai by the BCCI. He was reportedly having issues with his lower back and groin and went on to miss the quarterfinal as well but the selectors were having none of it. Iyer ended up being dropped from the list of players with board contracts in 2023/24, with the BCCI specifically mentioning that he and Ishan Kishan were not considered for now. He eventually turned up for the semi-final against Tamil Nadu. He didn't do much though, being bowled by Sandeep Warrier for three runs in eight balls as Mumbai won by an innings and 70 runs.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: What has made them a formidable this team is their penchant for doing well in the marquee games. They thrashed multiple-time champions Karnataka with a huge 127 runs in the quarterfinal but it was their win over Madhya Pradesh that stood out for the manner in which the two-time winners fought back. Having being bowled out for a mere 170 runs and conceding a big lead of 82 runs in the first innings could have taken the wind out of their sails, Vidarbha fought back to beat Madhya Pradesh by 62 runs to make the final.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Aman Mokhade, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar(w/c), Aditya Sarwate, Akshay Wakhare, Yash Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Aditya Thakare, Faiz Fazal, Sanjay Raghunath, Rajneesh Gurbani, Lalit M Yadav, Siddhesh Wath, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Kale, Harsh Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Shubham Dubey

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Musheer Khan, Mohit Avasthi, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore(w), Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester DSouza, Suved Parkar, Amogh Bhatkal, Prasad Pawar, Suryansh Shedge, Atharva Ankolekar, Shivam Dube, Jay Gokul Bista, Royston Dias, Dhawal Kulkarni

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final Live Score, MUM vs VID: No one questions the impact that Mumbai cricket has had over the sport over the years, in an international context let alone for India. This is the city that has produced captains galore for the Indian Test team, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar and the current incumbent Rohit Sharma to name a few. Their hegemony is unparalleled - this is the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy and Mumbai have won it 41 times. And yet, this hegemony has been put to the sword since 2010. In the 14 years since that side led by Wasim Jaffer won the title, Mumbai have lifted the Ranji Trophy just twice. Their opponents Vidarbha have won the title the same number of times. They may have separated by 39 titles historically but for all practical means and purposes, this Ranji Trophy final could be one for the ages at the Wankhede Stadium.