Mumbai won Ranji Trophy title after 8 years
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Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Mumbai won Ranji Trophy title after 8 years
Mumbai, the legendary domestic cricket team, ended the wait of eight years and improved its own record by winning the Ranji Trophy title for the 42nd time. Mumbai had reached the final for the 48th time out of 90 in the history of the tournament. Mumbai last won the Ranji Trophy title in 2015-16. At that time, Mumbai had defeated Saurashtra team in the final match and captured the title.
Mumbai had given a big target of 538 runs to Vidarbha to win.
The result of the final played at Wankhede Stadium was decided almost at the same time when Vidarbha got the almost impossible target of 538 runs. However, Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar (102) and Harsh Dubey (65) troubled the Mumbai bowlers in the entire first session. Vidarbha started the game at 248 runs for five wickets and needed 290 more runs. Vidarbha team was out for 368 runs.
Vidarbha’s Akshay Wadkar scored his first century this year and crossed the 600-run mark in the season.
Along with scoring his first century this year, Akshay Wadkar also crossed the 600-run mark in the season. Dubey scored his second half-century in his first-class career. Both of them played a partnership that lasted for 194 minutes and 255 balls. Wadkar was dismissed by Tanush Kotian shortly after the start of the second session. Kotian took four wickets for 95 runs. After this partnership broke, Vidarbha’s defeat was almost sealed. Vidarbha has lost the finals thrice after winning the title twice.
Tanush Kotian bowled lethally.
Tanush Kotian bowled lethally for Mumbai in the second innings. He took 4 wickets for 95 runs in 39 overs. Tushar Deshpande dismissed Dubey on a short ball. Dubey scored 65 runs in 128 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. Deshpande also sent Aditya Sarwate to the pavilion. Kotian took the fourth wicket in the form of Yash Thakur (six). Dhawal Kulkarni, playing the last match of his career, ended Vidarbha’s innings by taking the wicket of Umesh Yadav.
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