The festive vibe that has surrounded the cultural capital of Gujarat prolonged to town outskirts as Baroda dominated the second day’s play of its season-opening Ranji Trophy tie towards the defending champion Mumbai.
The decrease order added important 49 runs within the morning to assist Baroda placed on 290 runs on a turning observe on the Vadodara Worldwide Cricket Stadium. The bowling unit – led by veteran left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt – then wound up Mumbai for 214 to take a helpful 76-run lead.
Ought to Baroda top-order rectify its errors from the primary innings, the host may very well be in with an opportunity of registering a uncommon outright win towards Mumbai.
The day, nevertheless, belonged to the house workforce that celebrated the final day of the Navaratri pageant. Captain Krunal Pandya’s ways together with the teaching workforce labored to perfection when he and Bhargav – the left-arm spin duo – shared the brand new ball. Krunal sneaked via Prithvi Shaw’s defence earlier than Ranji debutant Ayush Mhatre and Hardik Tamore noticed off the morning session.
Mhatre appeared easy for many elements, together with his inside-out lofted drive off left-arm spin and the power to rotate strike being a standout function. Simply after pumping his fist after elevating his maiden fifty, the 17-year-old miscued a pull shot off to finish a promising innings.
Flurry of wickets
Tamore and captain Ajinkya Rahane then continued the march effortlessly till Mumbai misplaced three wickets for one run in 18 balls.
Tamore (inside-edge onto the pad), Rahane (Jyotsnil Singh pulling off a stunner at foolish level, pouching a well-timed reduce) and Shreyas Iyer (caught behind off a magnificence by Bhatt that turned and rose sharply) departed to depart Mumbai reeling at 141 for 5.
Left-arm pacer Akash Singh then ensured the well-known Mumbai decrease order was restricted. Launched into the assault within the forty fourth over, Akash first bowled a yorker that Siddhesh Lad performed on to his stumps earlier than an inswinger rattled Tanush Kotian’s stumps. Akash fittingly ended the innings by forcing Shardul Thakur to whip one to deep midwicket.
The scores: Baroda – 1st innings: Jyotsnil Singh c Mulani b Avasthi 10, Shivalik Sharma b Shardul 0, Shashwat Rawat c Shaw b Kotian 25, Vishnu Solanki lbw b Mulani 18, Krunal Pandya c Tamore b Kotian 21, Mitesh Patel c Rahane b Mulani 86, Atit Sheth lbw b Mulani 66, Raj Limbani c Tamore b Kotian 30, Mahesh Pithiya lbw Shardul 4, Bhargav Bhatt (not out) 7, Akash Singh c Rahane b Kotian 10; Extras (b-7, lb-6): 13; Complete (103.1 overs): 290.
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-15, 3-49, 4-71, 5-90, 6-220, 7-261, 8-270, 9-278.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 20-4-49-2, Avasthi 10-2-17-1, Mulani 37-5-111-3, Kotian 24.1-1-61-4, Himanshu 12-1-39-0.
Mumbai – 1st innings: Prithvi Shaw b Krunal 7, Ayush Mhatre c & b Bhatt 52, Hardik Tamore c Jyotsnil b Pithiya 40, Ajinkya Rahane c Jyotsnil b Bhatt 29, Shreyas Iyer c sub b Bhatt 0, Siddhesh Lad b Akash 8, Shams Mulani b Pithiya 16, Shardul Thakur c Pithiya b Akash 27, Tanush Kotian b Akash 1, Mohit Avasthi c & b Bhatt 14, Himanshu Singh (not out) 0; Extras (b-8, lb-12): 20; Complete (in 62.2 overs): 214.
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-83, 3-140, 4-140, 5-141, 6-169, 7-181, 8-185, 9-212.
Baroda bowling: Krunal 13-1-47-1, Bhatt 21-3-53-4, Sheth 3-0-16-0, Limbani 1-0-4-0, Pithiya 17-2-55-2, Akash 7.2-0-19-3.
Baroda – 2nd innings: Jyotsnil Singh (batting) 3, Raj Limbani (batting) 2; Extras (b-4): 4; Complete (for no loss in 2 overs): 9.
Mumbai bowling: Mulani 1-0-2-0, Kotian 1-0-3-0.
Toss: Baroda.
Printed – October 12, 2024 07:23 pm IST
