Mumbai Beat Meghalaya By Innings And 456 Runs In Ranji Trophy

Shardul Thakur and Tanush Kotian grabbed 4 wickets every as rampant Mumbai stormed to an innings and 456-run win over Meghalaya to prime the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A desk right here on Saturday. Mumbai at the moment have 29 factors, much like Jammu & Kashmir however the defending champions are forward by Web Run Charge — 1.74 as towards the latter’s 1.59.

Nevertheless, J&Okay are at the moment able to seize at the very least three factors towards Baroda, and are poised to finish the league engagements as group toppers. Trailing by a mammoth 585 runs within the first innings right here, Meghalaya batters couldn’t bother the scorers a lot for the second time within the recreation as they had been shot out for 129 with Thakur taking 4/48 and Kotian returning 5.1-0-15-4.

Meghalaya had scored 86 within the first innings towards which Mumbai had piled up 671 for seven declared to put the platform for a victory with bonus level. Whereas the victory was Mumbai’s largest by way of an innings within the Ranji Trophy historical past, it additionally bolstered their possibilities of reaching the quarterfinal which can begin on February 8.

With Meghalaya resuming on the third day positioned precariously at 29/2, it took just one session for Mumbai to take the remaining eight wickets regardless of resistance from the likes of Kishan Lyndoh (39) and Anirudh B (24).

Temporary scores: Meghalaya 86 and 129 in 30.1 overs (Kishan Lyndoh 39, Anirudh B 24; Shardul Thakur 4/48, Tanush Kotian 4/15) misplaced to Mumbai 671/7 decl. by an innings and 456 runs.