Prithvi Shaw powered Mumbai’s chase towards Maharashtra.
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It might have misplaced the bonus level but it surely took Mumbai simply 61 balls and 54 minutes on the final morning to finish a nine-wicket rout over Maharashtra and eventually get its Ranji Trophy title defence going.
Needing simply 61 extra runs to overtake a goal of 74 runs set by Maharashtra, Mumbai required openers Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre to cross the goal with an unbroken partnership. If a staff wins both by an innings or 10 wickets, it’s awarded a bonus level. Having began its marketing campaign with a loss in Baroda final week, the bonus would have come in useful.
Nonetheless, midway in the direction of the march, Mhatre – {the teenager} who scored a sensational hundred within the opening innings – top-edged an tried flick off Satyajeet Bachhav’s left-arm spin to Sachin Dhas at brief further cowl. Mhatre – down with a viral an infection for the reason that begin of the third day and compelled to relaxation within the dressing room for the primary two classes on Sunday – was a tad disenchanted however had each motive to carry his head excessive after the primary innings exploits that set the sport up for Mumbai.
The dismissal gave a chance to Hardik Tamore to rejoice his birthday a day later. He did so by driving with panache and being concerned in a jugalbandi together with Shaw who completed the sport off in fashion.
Maharashtra caught with spin-and-pace mixture of Bachhav and Pradeep Dadhe all by way of the morning. Ever since Shaw glanced the primary ball of the morning off Bachhav for a 4 after which punched the bowler by way of covers, it was a on condition that the Maharashtra staff can begin its highway journey again to Pune sooner than anticipated.
With a four-day hole earlier than the following spherical, Mumbai will relaxation for a day earlier than travelling to Agartala to face Tripura within the subsequent spherical. It can hope for clear climate within the north-east, whereas Maharashtra will host Meghalaya in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from October 26.
The scores:
Maharashtra – 1st innings: 126.
Mumbai – 1st innings: 441.
Maharashtra – 2nd innings: 388.
Mumbai – 2nd innings: Prithvi Shaw (not out) 39, Ayush Mhatre c Dhas b Bachhav 15, Hardik Tamore (not out) 21; Complete (for 1 wicket in 13.3 overs): 75.
Maharashtra bowling: Walunj 1-0-10-0, Bachhav 6.3-0-40-1, Dadhe 6-1-25-0.
End result: Mumbai win by 9 wkts.
Participant of the match: Ayush Mhatre
Factors: Mumbai 6, Maharashtra 0.
Printed – October 21, 2024 06:46 pm IST
