Vidarbha, led by Karun Nair (74) and skipper Akshay Wadkar (56 not out), fought back hard to extend Mumbai’s win The 42-time Ranji Trophy winner awaited as the visitors were 248/5 chasing down 538 from Mammootty in the fourth over, the penultimate day of the final in Mumbai on Wednesday. After being beaten since the afternoon of day one, Vidarbha set an impossible target to win the summit clash but put in a determined performance with the bat, by resorting to snagging for much of the day. frustrate their hosts.
Nair, who joined Vidarbha only at the beginning of the season, was at the forefront of the resistance, shutting out Mumbai by facing as many as 220 balls in 287 minutes of batting.
But the right-handed batsman eventually fell to the talented Musheer Khan later in the day, with the 19-year-old setting the stage for a brilliant 136 in the second innings. bowling show.
Nair captain Wadkar batted 56 with Harsh Dubey (11 not out). The team needs 290 runs with 5 wickets in hand.
Mumbai picked up a few wickets in each of the first two matches, while Nair registered a crucial victory in the final match. They got the second new ball in the 82nd over.
Until then, Mumbai had tried almost everything on a serene pitch at the Wankhede Stadium. It had more benefits for the home team’s spinners who were relentless throughout.
Mumbai’s troika of right-arm pacers took turns going around the wicket, trying to bounce Vidarbha away, while spinners worked from both ends to challenge the batsmen’s skills.
Ultimately, given the occasion and pressure of the final, and the fact that the target of 538 was considered out of reach for most of the batting line-up, Vidarbha prevailed morally.
Mumbai Spinners are led by Musheer, whose figures of 17-3-24-2 remain almost unplayable. He bowled a challenging line from both sides of the pitch and continued to trouble the Vidarbha batsmen.
Mushel’s dismissal of Nair, who had earlier been bowled by Hardik Thamore from Kottian at fourth, was the most notable.
Mushel played the ball in a nice loop, down mid-on and in front of leg, giving it a sharp turn.
This wasn’t the first time Muschel challenged Nair’s defense in this way today, but on this occasion, he found an outside line but was caught violently by Tamor.
Tanush Kotian also played his part, taking 2/55 in 19 overs, taking Dhruv Shorey (28) and Yash Rathod (7) into consideration after Vidarbha made his intentions clear earlier in the day.
The Vidarbha batsmen showed no intention of aiming for the mammoth target at any stage on Wednesday but they were disciplined enough to ensure they went long-on in the middle, barring Atharva Taide ,32 years old).
Ted crossed the wicket in the 19th over and tried to sweep Shams Mullani (1/56) but was trapped at front leg and Mumbai struck again soon after, sending Shawli back to the shed.
Aman Mokhade (32) bowled a sweep ball straight to Kotian at fine leg in the 15th, who passed the catch to bat hand, thus gaining a lifeline.
However, Mohad was unable to make full use of the lifeline as the on-field umpire issued a leg-first penalty against him despite a review.
Wadekar seemed busier than the rest of his teammates, hitting 6 fours and taking 56 off 91 balls, with his innings also including an uppercut that saw him improve to 50 .
The Vidarbha captain also performed well with the help of Nair, adding 90 runs for the fifth wicket, for which they consumed 173 balls.
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