Mumbai Clinch Ranji Trophy For 42nd Time, Beat Vidarbha By 169 Runs In Final

Domestic heavyweights Mumbai ended their eight-year barren run to raise a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title on Thursday, beating a resolute Vidarbha by 169 runs on the fifth and last day of a completely engrossing summit conflict. The destiny of the ultimate — Mumbai’s forty eighth within the 90 years of the event’s historical past — on the iconic Wankhede Stadium was sealed when the hosts set a 538-run goal for the visiting crew.

Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar (102) and the unheralded Harsh Dubey (65) saved Mumbai at bay for the complete first session after Vidarbha resumed on 248 for 5, needing one other 290 runs to win. The crew was finally bowled out for 368.

In a contest that ebbed and flowed, Mumbai got here out because the winners after Vidarbha annoyed them for lengthy durations of play within the final two days.

Wadkar not solely led the struggle for his facet along with his first century of the yr whereas additionally crossing the 600-run mark this season. Dubey introduced up solely his second fifty of the first-class profession.

Together, they cast the longest stand of the innings, consuming 255 balls in 194 minutes from day 4 till just a little after the resumption of the second session on the ultimate day.

Wadkar fell shortly after play resumed — leg earlier than off Tanush Kotian (4/95) — and as soon as the pair was damaged, all of it resulted in a jiffy for the guests who’ve now misplaced the Ranji Trophy last on the third occasion after profitable two titles.

Tushar Deshpande continued make use of the quick ball to dismiss Dubey (65 off 128 balls, 5 x4s, 2x6s) and Aditya Sarwate, who missed the vast majority of the sport owing to a again spasm.

While Kotian cleaned up Yash Thakur (6) for his fourth wicket, Dhawal Kulkarni signed off from all types of cricket with the ultimate wicket of the sport within the type of Umesh Yadav for a fairytale ending.

Brief scores: Mumbai: 224 & 418 Vidarbha: 105 & 368 in 134.4 overs (Atharva Taide 32, Aman Mokhade 32, Karun Nair 74, Akshay Wadkar 102; Tanush Kotian 4/95) by 169 runs.

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