Baroda was indebted to Krunal Pandya’s back-to-the-wall partnerships with first Atit Sheth after which Mahesh Pithiya.
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The opening spherical Ranji Trophy fixture between host Baroda and defending champion Mumbai has been arrange for an thrilling end, with each groups in with an opportunity to begin their Group A marketing campaign with a win.
Baroda recovered from 41 for six to tally 185 earlier than being bowled out in its second essay. Chasing a stiff goal of 262 on a turning pitch on the Vadodara Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Mumbai was 42 for 2 earlier than Sunday’s play was referred to as off attributable to unhealthy mild 4 minutes earlier than scheduled shut.
Regardless of the presence of Ajinkya Rahane within the center and Shreyas Iyer together with an extended checklist of all-rounders to comply with, Mumbai should bat out of its pores and skin contemplating the primary session has been probably the most fruitful for the spinners.
The situation was no totally different on the third morning, when Baroda began its second essay at 9 for no loss. Shardul Thakur gave Mumbai the early breakthrough — forcing Jyotsnil Singh to chase an outswinger. Tanush Kotian — the on-song all-rounder — then took over, selecting three wickets in seven balls to get Mumbai again within the recreation.
Whereas the left-handed duo of Shashwat Rawat and Raj Limbani, the nightwatcher opener, fell to leg-before choices, Kotian turned one in sharply by way of the gate between Mitesh Patel’s bat and pad in a perfect off-spinner’s dismissal of a right-hander.
When Himanshu Singh, the debutant offie, picked his first scalp that of Vishnu Solanki bat-padding one to leg-slip, Baroda was in tatters at 41 for six, with a lead of 117. However Krunal and Atit Sheth first steadied the ship with a 102-run affiliation, earlier than Krunal and Mahesh Pithiya carried on to frustrate Mumbai’s bowlers for the second time within the match.
Krunal swept the off-spinners successfully, whereas Pithiya drove with finesse. Lastly, it was Kotian who earned a five-for when he dismissed Pithiya after tea, earlier than Himanshu completed the innings off together with his third wicket.
Throughout Mumbai’s innings, leg-slip fielder Shivalik’s presence of thoughts led to Hardik Tamore’s freak dismissal. Having missed a sweep, Tamore knelt in his follow-through whereas the ball ricocheted off the keeper’s shoulder to Shivalik. Realising that Tamore’s backfoot was plonked simply outdoors the road, Shivalik rushed to the stumps and whipped the bails off.
Prithvi Shaw had earlier flicked a catch to Shivalik off Pithiya’s bowling.
The scores: Baroda — 1st innings: 290.
Mumbai — 1st innings: 214.
Baroda — 2nd innings: Jyotsnil Singh c Tamore b Thakur 10, Raj Limbani lbw b Kotian 3, Shashwat Rawat lbw b Kotian 0, Mitesh Patel b Kotian 1, Shivalik Sharma c Mhatre b Avasthi 13, Vishnu Solanki c Shaw b Himanshu 5, Krunal Pandya lbw b Himanshu 55, Atit Sheth lbw b Kotian 26, Mahesh Pithiya c & b Kotian 40, Bhargav Bhatt (not out) 8, Akash Singh c Kotian b Himanshu 4; Extras (b-5, lb-14, nb-1): 20; Whole (in 60.3 overs): 185.
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-17, 3-18, 4-23, 5-39, 6-41, 7-103, 8-150, 9-174.
Mumbai bowling: Mulani 6-0-29-0, Kotian 21-3-61-5, Thakur 7-3-12-1, Avasthi 8-3-14-1, Himanshu 18.3-3-50-3.
Mumbai — 2nd innings: Prithvi Shaw c Shivalik b Pithiya 12, Ayush Mhatre (batting) 19, Hardik Tamore run out 6, Ajinkya Rahane (batting) 4; Further (b-1): 1; Whole (for 2 wickets in 10.3 overs): 42.
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-33.
Baroda bowling: Krunal 4.4-0-16-0, Akash 1-0-13-0, Pithiya 4-0-10-1, Bhatt 0.5-0-2-0.
Printed – October 13, 2024 07:24 pm IST
