Mumbai wins Ranji Trophy for 42nd time, beats Vidarbha by 169 runs in final | Cricket News

Domestic heavyweights Mumbai ended eight years of hopelessness on Thursday to claim a record 42nd Ranji Trophy title, defeating stalwarts by 169 runs on the fifth and final day of the riveting summit. of Vidarbha. The fate of the final, the 48th in the Mumbai tournament’s 90-year history at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, was sealed when the hosts set a target of 538 runs for the visitors.

Vidarbha skipper Akshay Wadkar (102) and unheralded Harsh Dubey (65) kept Mumbai at bay throughout the first session as Vidarbha resumed with 248 for five, needing 290 runs for victory. Shut out. The team ended up bowling out for 368 runs.

In an up-and-down game, Vidarbha frustrated Mumbai for long periods of time over the past two days before Mumbai emerged victors.

Wadekar not only led the team to his first hundred of the year but also crossed the 600-run mark this season. Dubey completed only the second fifty of his first-class career.

Soon after play resumed in the second session from the fourth to final day, they together created the longest match of the innings, consuming 255 balls in 194 minutes.

Soon after play resumed, Wadekar fell – through the legs of Tanush Kotian (4/95) – and once the two were broken, it all ended in victory for the visitors, who were The win came after losing both Ranji Trophy final titles for the third time.

Tushar Deshpande continued with the short ball to dismiss Dube (65 off 128 balls, 5×4, 2×6) and Aditya Sarwate, who missed out with back spasm Most of the game.

Dhawal Kulkarni finished off Umesh Yadav as Kotian cleared Yash Thakur (6) for his fourth wicket (Umesh Yadav)’s form brought a fairy tale ending to all formats of cricket.

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

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