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Mumbai tighten the noose
LAHLI: Defending champions Mumbai gain an upper hand over Tamil Nadu with as many as 11 wickets falling on the second day of their Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match here
LAHLI: Defending champions Mumbai gain an upper hand over Tamil Nadu with as many as 11 wickets falling on the second day of their Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match here on Friday.
Resuming at the overnight score of 85 for four in reply to Tamil Nadu’s timid first innings score of 87 all out, Mumbai were bowled out for 176, for a lead of 89 runs.
Skipper Aditya Tare topscored for Mumbai with a gritty 48-run knock. Medium pacer Krishnamoorthy Vignesh picked up five wickets for Tamil Nadu, giving away just 41 runs from his 18 overs.
Just like their first essay, Tamil Nadu’s batting department flopped once again in the match as they find themselves in a spot of bother at 153 for six in 54 overs in their second innings.
At the draw of stumps on the second day, Tamil Nadu has taken an overall lead of 64 runs with four wickets and two full days to play.
Skipper Abhinav Mukund top-scored with 56 while his opening partner Washington Sundar made 40. At stumps, Baba Aparajith was batting on 15 while giving him company was J Kousik on 1. Debutant Vijay Gohil (3/36) picked up three wickets for Mumbai, while Dhawal Kulkarani claimed 2/29.
MUMBAI U-19 TRIUMPH
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Under-19 beat Maharashtra by seven wickets to become west zone champions of the Vinoo Mankad trophy in Pune. Abhishek Shrivastav claimed four wickets to restrict Maharashtra to 192/9 in 50 overs. Prithvi Shaw scored his second consecutive century (113 off 87 balls) to chase down the target in 32.5 overs.
