Bowlers, Musheer and Rahane give Mumbai higher hand

Mumbai discovered themselves in a commanding place after Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 ultimate towards Vidarbha on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, March 11, courtesy of a medical all-round effort.

Having decreased Vidarbha to 31-3 by stumps on Day 1 after posting 224 of their first innings, Mumbai bowled their opponents out for 105 in 45.3 overs on Day 2. Shams Mulani (3-32) and Tanush Kotian (3-7) put in wonderful efforts, whereas the retiring Dhawal Kulkarni added picked up two in direction of the closing phases of Day 1.

Musheer Khan and captain Ajinkya Rahane then struck unbeaten half-centuries as Mumbai reached 141-2 at stumps on Day 2 and have a major lead of 260.

Kulkarni struck the primary blow on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 ultimate, having Atharva Taide (23) caught behind with a size ball that nipped off the seam. Aditya Thakare (19) and Yash Rathod (27) added 40 for the fifth wicket, however neither constructed on the beginning, one thing Vidarbha desperately wanted.

Thakare was trapped lbw by an arm ball from Mulani. Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar (5) additionally fell to the left-arm spinner, caught behind off a supply that spun away.

Mulani had his third when Harsh Dubey (1) lobbed a bat-pad catch to brief leg. The dismissal decreased Vidarbha to 87-7.

Rathod’s resistance ended when he dragged a tossed-up supply from Kotian onto the stumps.

Kotian dismissed Yash Thakur (16) and Umesh Yadav (2) as Mumbai gained a major first-innings lead of 119. Yash Thakur was caught at mid-off, trying to tackle the bowler, whereas Umesh miscued an tried huge hit.

Musheer-Rahane consolidate Mumbai’s place within the Ranji Trophy 2024 ultimate

Of their second innings, Mumbai misplaced each openers cheaply. Prithvi Shaw (16) was cleaned up by a ripper from Yash Thakur that pitched exterior off stump and got here again in sharply to crash by way of his defenses. Bhupen Lalwani (18) was caught at midwicket when he uppishly flicked a full ball from Dubey.

Musheer (51* off 135) and captain Rahane (58* off 109) featured in a resolute third-wicket stand of 107* to place Mumbai in a commanding place at stumps on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 ultimate.

Musheer struck three solely fours in his defiant knock, whereas Rahane returned to much-needed kind, hitting 4 fours and a six.

The Mumbai captain had just one half-century in 11 innings within the match, heading into the ultimate.