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IPL 2024 Points Table: Delhi Capitals Jump To 7th Place After 1st Win, Chennai Super Kings Slip Down To…

admin — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 18:46:04 +0000

IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals defeat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs© BCCI

Delhi Capitals registered their first win of IPL 2024 after they defeated Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs in Visakhapatnam. Opting to bat first, DC posted a whopping total of 191/5 in 20 overs with David Warner and Rishabh Pant hitting half-centuries. Later, DC restricted CSK at 171/6, despite MS Dhoni‘s quick show off 37 off 16 balls. It was a visual treat for all the Dhoni fans around the world as he smashed four boundaries and three sixes but it all went in vain as CSK ended up on the losing side.

With their first loss of the season, CSK have dropped down on the second spot of the points table with two victories in three matches and a net run-rate of +0.976, Kolkata Knight Riders have jumped to the top spot with two victories in two matches and a net run-rate of +1.047.

Earlier in the day, Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets and registered their second win of the season.

On the other hand, DC have jumped to the seventh spot with one victory in three matches and a net run-rate of -0.016.

Coming to the match, Rishabh Pant led from the front with his first IPL fifty since his comeback from a horror car crash as Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs on Sunday.

Captain Pant hit 51 off 32 balls after fellow left-hander David Warner smashed 52 and helped Delhi to 191-5 in Visakhapatnam — the adopted homeground for the Capitals due to the upcoming general elections.

But the fans in the south Indian city largely represented Chennai as they chanted (M.S. Dhoni) “Dhoni, Dhoni” — the former skipper obliging with an unbeaten 37 off 16 balls, including four fours and three sixes.

Delhi restricted Chennai to 171-6 for their first win of the season and hand their opponents a loss after two opening victories.

Khaleel Ahmed returned bowling figures of 2-21 and Mukesh Kumar took three wickets.

(With AFP Inputs)

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Comeback Man Rishabh Pant, David Warner Lead Delhi Capitals To 20-Run Win Over Chennai Super Kings; MS Dhoni’s Knock In Vain

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Comeback man Rishabh Pant hit a much-awaited fifty after David Warner’s well-constructed 52 to set up Delhi Capitals’ convincing 20-run win over Chennai Super Kings for whom veteran MS Dhoni’s vintage knock was not enough to cross the line in their IPL match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Faced with a tough 192-run target, the Super Kings tried to scale it down through Ajinkya Rahane (45), Dhoni (37 not out) and Daryl Mitchell (34) but the Capitals carried far too many guns for them on the night. CSK ended up at 171 for six.

In the first session, Warner and Prithvi Shaw (43) overcame a slow start to share a 93-run opening stand before Pant’s 32-ball 51 powered DC to a competitive 191 for 5.

Pant, who came into the tournament after recovering from a life-threatening road mishap in December 2022, belted four boundaries and three maximums for his first fifty in 15 months.

Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed (2/21) set the tone for DC’s defence with his twin strikes in the Power Play which led to its fruition by pacer Mukesh Kumar (3/21).

While Ruturaj Gaikwad’s (1) trouble against left-arm seamers continued as he was done in by a superb inswinger, a frustrated Rachin Ravindra (2) holed out to Tristan Stubbs after a 12-ball stay as CSK slumped to 32 for 2 in six overs.

Rahane and Mitchell provided some stability with a 68-run stand, which included a 17-run over off DC’s impact sub Rasikh Salam’s second over but left-arm spinner Axar Patel ousted the New Zealander to break the alliance.

It was a Mukesh show thereafter as coming on to bowl after the 13th over, he struck twice in two balls to remove Rahane and Sameer Rizvi (0), leaving CSK at 102 for 5 in the 14th over.

Shivam Dube (18) was next to go as Mukesh kept bowling wide outside off and varied the pace as the batter eventually sent one straight to long-off.

With CSK needing 58 off 18 balls, Dhoni walked out to bat for the first time this season amid chants of “Dhoni Dhoni” and treated his fans to some delightful shots.

The former CSK skipper blasted two fours in the first three balls with Ahmed dropping a sitter in the second ball.

Dhoni then clobbered a six over extra cover off Ahmed, who ended up with three wides to concede 12 runs. But Mukesh conceded just 5 runs in the 19th over to crush CSK’s dream, leaving them to make an impossible 41 off the last over.

Dhoni, who turned the clock back, however, gave his fans enough to cheer with a four and a one-handed six off the first two balls before producing another four and a last-ball six as CSK racked up 20 runs.

But the Dhoni hurricane came a trifle late.

Earlier, the in-form Warner slammed five boundaries and three maximums during his 35-ball 52, while Shaw, playing his first game this season, smashed two sixes and four boundaries in his 27-ball 43.

However, Pathirana produced a sensational catch to dismiss Warner and then returned to strike twice in three balls to bring CSK back into the game.

But Pant, who had looked in fine fettle in his two earlier innings, took his time to settle and then exploded in the end overs to take them close to a 200-total.

DC had a watchful start as they were going at run-a-ball rate for the first four overs.

Warner then picked Deepak Chahar for the special treatment, depositing him twice into the stands on the leg side. He also hit two fours on the off side to accumulate 18 off the fifth over.

Mustafizur Rahman was then taken to the cleaners with Shaw hitting three successive fours as DC posted their highest powerplay score of 62/0 of this IPL.

It took the brilliance of Pathirana to send Warner back as the Sri Lankan dived to his right and plucked the ball from thin air, leaving the Aussie stunned as Mustafizur drew first blood.

Shaw smashed another six to take DC past the 100-run mark but Jadeja dismissed him next ball, inducing an edge as Dhoni did the rest for his 300th dismissal — the highest by a keeper in T20s.

With the two openers gone, the scoring rate dropped as skipper Pant struggled for early momentum.

Pathirana then unleashed a 150kph thunderbolt to uproot the middle-stump of Mitchell Marsh and then rattled Stubbs’ timbers with an in-swinging yorker to leave DC at 134 for 4 in 15 overs.

Pant then stepped up, plundering a four and a six off Mustafizur and then launched into Pathirana, clobbering him for a six and two fours in the 19th over as 43 runs came off the final three overs.

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“Am The Lowest Scorer”: Ajinkya Rahane’s Surprising Statement After Leading Mumbai To Ranji Trophy Win

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:03:30 +0000

Ajinkya Rahane might have endured a wretched run with the willow but he was the “happiest man” at the Wankhede here on Thursday, having led Mumbai to their 42nd Ranji Trophy title. Mumbai beat Vidarbha by 169 runs to claim the silverware. Rahane ended the Ranji season with a sting of failures and his 214 runs placed him in ninth spot among Mumbai’s run-getters. But his timely 73 in the second innings of the final, and a 130-run stand with young centurion Musheer Khan did put the match beyond Vidarbha’s reach.

“Even though I am the lowest scorer for my team, I am the happiest to lift the trophy. As a player, you will have ups and downs. It’s about creating atmosphere in dressing room and enjoy each other’s success. This is a special moment,” Rahane said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

“Last year, we failed to qualify for the knock-outs by one run. We had to create the right culture and attitude in the team. We created a fitness culture and I would thank MCA for providing all the support,” Rahane added.

Rahane was all praise for Vidarbha’s fighting effort on the fourth and fifth day of the final.

“I want to appreciate Vidarbha’s fight. Chasing 538, giving up is easy but they played really well.” Player of the Match Musheer Khan and Player of the Tournament Tanush Kotian were thankful to their skipper for his guidance.

“I enjoyed batting with him,” said Musheer, adding, “During our partnership, he would very nicely explain what he wanted from me.” Kotian thanked Rahane for helping him unlock his true batting potential which saw him score over 500 runs.

“Last year I got a bit more confidence in my batting and I worked hard with my father. Ajju dada (that’s how youngsters in Mumbai team address him) also helped me a lot,” Kotian said, underlining Rahane’s contribution in creating a healthy dressing room atmosphere.

For the retiring Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahane said that any amount of praise would be less considering his contribution to Mumbai cricket. Dhawal has played six finals for Mumbai and won five Ranji Trophy titles.

“We have played for Mumbai since our U-14 days. We toured for India U-19 (New Zealand). Whatever I say in his praise would be less. His contribution is laudable. Off- field experience sharing and not also with those not in team.”

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Shreyas Iyer Stars For Mumbai After Much ‘Domestic Cricket’ Criticism. KKR Coach Says, “When It Mattered…”

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Chandrakant Pandit compared Shreyas Iyer’s knock to the World Cup semi-final century.© PTI

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Chandrakant Pandit was all praise for Shreyas Iyer after the star batter scored 95 for Mumbai in the second innings of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha. Iyer, who dismissed for just seven in the first innings, smashed 10 fours and three sixes during his whirlwind knock. Pandit, who will join hands with Iyer during IPL 2024, hailed the KKR skipper for his fearlessness and compared his knock to the World Cup semi-final century.

“It was an important innings for Shreyas and he delivered it when it mattered. Although in a different format, his innings resembled the one in the World Cup semifinal here at the Wankhede against New Zealand (he had scored 105 off 70 deliveries then). He is playing good cricket and it was bad luck that he could not score big runs in the last few games,” Pandit told Cricbuzz.

“The fact that he smashed 10 boundaries and three sixes is an indication that he is playing fearlessly and is not changing his style of play. The innings will stand him in good stead,” he added.

For the unversed, Iyer had smashed 105 off just 70 balls in the ODI World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, also at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

After the Ranji Trophy final, Iyer will associate with Chandrakant Pandit at KKR, having missed the last season of IPL due to an injury.

Pandit also hailed Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane for his knock in the second innings, saying that the veteran played the best knock for his side.

“I liked his (Musheer) approach and his partnership with Iyer may have made things difficult for Vidrabha. But the best knock I think came from Ajinkya (73). He scored those runs when Umesh Yadav was in the midst of a good spell. Now with so many runs on the board, it will be very difficult for Vidarbha,” he concluded.

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Ravichandran Ashwin’s Cryptic Post On Ajinkya Rahane’s Batting During Ranji Trophy Final Goes Viral

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:42:56 +0000

Ravichandran Ashwin’s social media post on Ajinkya Rahane© Instagram

Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin‘s social media post on Ajinkya Rahane‘s batting during the ongoing Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha has gone viral. Rahane survived an extremely close LBW appeal as a delivery from Umesh Yadav seamed back and crashed into his pads. Although Vidarbha were extremely confident, the umpire ruled in favour of the batter and replays showed that it would have been umpire’s call. The commentators remarked that Rahane misread the line of the delivery resulting in some discomfort and Ashwin also highlighted a similar concern on Instagram.

“We have to talk about Ajinkya Rahane’s head position. When the head falls over, it becomes difficult to play deliveries that cut in. When your head falls over, the delivery that seams in will always trouble you. Ajinkya will have to be wary of the that,” the commentator said following the incident.

Former Bengal cricketer Joydeep Mukherjee also noticed on commentary that Rahane’s foot position gave the expression that he expected the ball to come straight to his bat.

“The foot pointing towards mid-off tells me that he was playing for the ball going straight and not jagging back otherwise it would be a lot straighter. Because of the length he has not been able to adjust the movement,” Mukherjee said.

Meanwhile, Shreyas was in fine touch on Tuesday as he slammed 95 off 111 balls and his celebration has gone viral on social media.

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was in attendance during the Ranji Trophy final match against Vidarbha and it was a perfect time for Iyer to find some form.

He looked extremely in control against the bowlers and scored a gritty half-century.

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Mumbai vs Vidarbha Final, Ranji Trophy Day 3, Live Score: Rahane, Musheer Take Mumbai Closer To Title

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:02:59 +0000

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Mumbai vs Vidarbha Final, Ranji Trophy 2024, Live Updates:Mumbai will resume their proceedings at 141/2 on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha. Currently, Ajinkya Rahane (58*) and Musheer Khan (51*) are standing unbeaten at the crease as Mumbai lead by 260 runs. Earlier on Day 2, three-wicket hauls by Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Shams Mulani, helped Mumbai bundle out Vidarbha for 105 in the Ranji Trophy final.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Mumbai lead by 260

After bundling out Vidarbha for 105, Mumbai scored 141/2 at stumps and took a lead by 260 runs. Currently, Ajinkya Rahane (58*) and Musheer Khan (51*) are standing unbeaten at the crease for Mumbai. They will now look to continue their powerful partnership on Day 3.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha, straight from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

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Ranji Trophy Final: Ajinkya Rahane, Musheer Khan Put Mumbai In Command Against Vidarbha

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:11:24 +0000

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane bucked the trend of poor scores with a timely unbeaten 58 as Mumbai took a 260-run lead against Vidarbha at close on day two of the Ranji Trophy final on Monday. While young Musheer Khan reined in his aggression to make a gritty 51 not out, Rahane negotiated the Vidarbha bowling attack with utmost patience and precision to put Mumbai, who are aiming for a record 42nd Ranji title, in pole position. At stumps, the hosts were 141 for 2 in their second innings. Having being shot out for a meagre 224 in the first innings on the first day, Mumbai came roaring back in the first session to take a 119-run lead as Vidarbha, resuming at 31/3, were dismissed for 105 in the first innings.

Rahane and Musheer came together after Mumbai lost openers Prithvi Shaw (11) and Bhupen Lalwani (18) early in their second dig, with the game delicately placed shortly after lunch.

Shaw was cleaned up when Yash Thakur got one to nip back as the ball sneaked between the India player’s bat and pads. Lalwani was caught at midwicket off Harsh Dubey (1/46).

Old warhorse Rahane and Musheer were clinical as they frustrated the opposition for more than three hours to ensure the game tilted heavily in their favour when stumps were drawn.

Rahane, who has averaged just 12 runs this season, began cautiously but grew in confidence to bring up only his second fifty of the tournament, reaching 58 not out off 109 balls with the help of four boundaries and a six.

At the other end, Musheer kept committing himself on the front foot, meeting most of the deliveries with a dead bat to consume 134 balls for his unbeaten 51 with three fours.

The two right-handers took their time to build the unbeaten third-wicket stand of 107 runs from 232 balls.

A bit of luck favoured Rahane late in the day when Harsh Dubey pinned the batter in front of the wickets to get an on-field call for a leg-before. But Rahane quickly took the DRS, which showed the ball had kissed the inside edge of the bat before hitting the pads.

Musheer followed the team’s instruction to a tee by dropping anchor, tiring out the opposition bowlers.

Mumbai’s cause was also aided by the fact that Vidarbha’s ace spinner Aditya Sarwate was under-bowled owing to an injury.

Earlier, Vidarbha showed no conviction or game plan as they were skittled out for just 105 in their first essay.

Having lost three wickets overnight, including two key batters in Dhruv Shorey and Karun Nair, Vidarbha began cautiously but failed to stem the slide despite the pitch conducive for batting.

The lack of initiative was evident with Vidarbha neither succeeding in striking enough boundaries not being able to rotate the strike.

Nightwatchman Aditya Thakare (19 off 69 deliveries) though performed his role admirably, holding one end up while Yash Rathod (27 off 67 balls) looked appealing.

Dhawal Kulkarni added one more wicket to his tally to return figures of 3/15, while Mumbai spinners Shams Mulani (3/32) and Tanush Kotian (4.3-1-7-3) ruled the roost in the first session.

Kulkarni bagged the first scalp of the day when he had opener Atharva Taide caught behind for a 60-ball 23.

Mulani persistently troubled a resolute Thakare until he pinned the batter down leg-before, ending his 69-ball vigil.

Left-arm spinner Mulani ensured a short stay for Dubey (1), getting him caught bat-pad, which was confirmed by the review.

Tanush Kotian had Yash Rathod chopping one onto his wickets. The spinner did not waste time in getting Yash Thakur (16) and Umesh Yadav (2) caught by Tushar Deshpande to wrap up the tail.

Brief scores: Mumbai 224 & 141/2 in 50 overs (Musheer Khan 51 batting, Ajinkya Rahane 58 batting; Yash Thakur 1/25) lead Vidarbha 105 in 45.3 overs (Yash Rathod 27; Dhawal Kulkarni 3/15, Shams Mulani 3/32, Tanush Kotian 3/7) by 260 runs.

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Mumbai vs Vidarbha Final, Ranji Trophy Day 2, Live Score: Bhupen Lalwani Departs For 18, Mumbai 2 Down vs Vidarbha

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:51:36 +0000

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Mumbai vs Vidarbha Final, Ranji Trophy 2024, Live Updates:Harsh Dubey has provided Vidarbha with their second breakthrough as he dismissed Bhupen Lalwani for 18. Musheer Khan has now been joined by Ajinkya Rahane as two-down Mumbai aim for a stable partnership. On the other hand, Vidarbha bowlers will be aiming for some more wickets, in order to bounce back in the game. Earlier, Three-wicket hauls by Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Shams Mulani, helped Mumbai bundle out Vidarbha for 105 in the Ranji Trophy final. Mumbai currently lead by 119 runs. For Vidarbha, Yash rathod scored 27 while Atharva Taide scored 23.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Harsh Dubey has provided Vidarbha with their second breakthrough as he dismissed Bhupen Lalwani for 18. Lalwani smashes it hard for a maximum but fails to time it properly as Mohit Kale intercepts and takes a brilliant catch at the mid-wicket. Second wicket gone for Mumbai.

MUM 34/2 (11.2 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Yash Thakur has provided Vidarbha with their first wicket as he dismissed Prithvi Shaw for 11. Shaw gets completely bamboozled by the perfectly pitched delivery as the ball misses the bat and rattles up the stumps. First wicket gone for Mumbai.

MUM 26/1 (6.2 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: 2nd session begins

Hello and welcome to the second session on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha. After bowling out Vidarbha for 105 and taking a lead of 119 runs, Mumbai have come out to bat. For Mumbai, Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen lalwani have started the proceedings while Umesh Yadav will be bowling the first over for Vidarbha.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Vidarbha 105 all out

Mumbai (224) bundled out Vidarbha for 105 on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final. For Vidarbha, Yash rathod scored 27 while Atharva Taide scored 23. For Mumbai, Shams Mulani, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Tanush Kotian scalped three wickets each. Vidarbha now trail by 119 runs.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Tanush Kotian strikes again and this time, he dismisses Yash Thakur for 16. Thakur tries to go for a big hit but fails to time the shot properly as the ball lands safely into the hands of Tushar Deshpande at the mid-off. Ninth wicket gone for Vidarbha.

VID 104/9 (44 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!! Tanush Kotian has provided Mumbai with another breakthrough as he dismissed Yash Rathod for 27. Rathod completely fails to judge the spinning delivery as the ball hits the under-edge and rattles up the stumps. A big blow for Vidarbha as one of their batters is now dismissed. eighth wicket gone for Vidarbha.

VID 97/8 (41.2 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shams Mulani has taken his third wicket of the day and this time, Harsh Dubey became his prey and departed for 1. Dubey tries to steal a boundary but the ball hits the edge and Bhupen Lalwani takes a brilliant catch at the square leg. Seventh wicket gone for Vidarbha.

VID 87/7 (38.2 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shams Mulani strikes again and this time, he dismisses Akshay Wadkar for 5. Wadkar tries to be defensive but the ball ends up hitting the edge and wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore makes no mistake and takes a brilliant catch. Sixth wicket gone for Vidarbha.

VID 85/6 (36 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shams Mulani has joined the party in style as he dismissed Aditya Thakare for 19. Mulani hits on the pads of Thakare as the on-field umpire signals LBW out. Fifth wicket gone for Vidrabha as Mumbai take control.

VID 79/5 (35 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Rathod-Thakare solid

The duo of Yash Rathod and Aditya Thakare have successfully stabilized the innings for Vidarbha. The duo is standing solid and forming a good partnership, in order to keep the scoreboard moving for Vidarbha. On the other hand, Mumbai bowlers are desperately aiming to break this strong partnership and take control in the game. Currently, Vidarbha trail by 153 runs.

VID 71/4 (32 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: 4-down Vidarbha steady

After losing the wicket of Atharva Taide, Yash Rathod joined hands with Aditya Thakare at the crease. The duo is currently forming a steady partnership as four-down Vidarbha are showing a cautious approach. Mumbai bowlers are aiming for another wicket to maintain their dominance in the game.

VID 46/4 (23 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: OUT

OUT!!! Dhawal Kulkarni has provided Mumbai with an important breakthrough as he dismissed Atharva Taide for 23. Taide tries to play a defensive shot but the ball hits the edge and wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore makes no mistake and takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. Fourth wicket gone for Vidarbha.

VID 39/4 (17.4 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Taide-Thakare steady

The duo of Atharva Taide and Aditya Thakare is forming a good partnership. In the previous over of Dhawak Kulkarni, the duo scores five runs, which include a boundary from Thakare. Vidarbha need more of these overs to gain the momentum.

VID 38/3 (16 overs)

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: We are underway

The Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha begins. Atharva Taide (21*) and Aditya Thakare (0*) have resumed the proceedings for Vidarbha. The duo will aim to form a god partnership and provide their side with some momentum. On the other hand, Dhawal Kulkarni will be bowling the first over of the day for Mumbai.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Shardul’s brilliant knock

All-rounder Shardul Thakur played a brilliant knock of 75 runs and helped Mumbai reach 224 on Day 1 against Vidarbha. Despite having a good opening partnership, Mumbai lost wickets in a quick succession. But, Shardul’s knock helped Mumbai post a decent total.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Vidarbha reeling at 31/3

After a wonderful show with the ball, Vidarbha struggle with the bat on Day 1 as they lost three wickets with only 31 runs on the board. Earlier in the day, Vidarbha bundled out Mumbai for 224. Currently, the visitors are trailing by 193 runs.

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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 2 of Ranji Trophy final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha, straight from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

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Ranji Trophy Final: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane Fail Again But All-Round Shardul Thakur Snatches Back Initiative

admin — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:55:55 +0000

Seasoned duo Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane’s run drought continued but Shardul Thakur’s all-rounder utility helped hosts Mumbai to claw their way back against a gutsy Vidarbha on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final. After scoring a counter-punching 75 off only 69 balls to give Mumbai’s below-par first innings score of 224, some semblance of respectability, Thakur also dismissed veteran opener Dhruv Shorey (0) with an angular delivery which got him a favourable DRS result. Vidarbha were 31/3 at stumps with another 193 runs in arrears in the first innings with Atharva Taide (21 not out) and night-watchman Aditya Thakare at the crease.

Playing the last first-class game of his career, medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni bowled his customary late outswingers which had Aman Mokhade (8) and Test triple centurion Karun Nair (0) nicking it to Hardik Tamore behind stumps.

Mumbai’s top guns Rahane and Iyer were both dismissed for identical scores of 7 in a shocking collapse that saw the 41-time champions slipping from 81/0 to 111/6 on either side of the lunch break.

His achievement as a leader notwithstanding, Rahane’s miserable run in the Ranji Trophy continued when the Mumbai skipper played one meekly to mid-on to be dismissed at a time when his team needed him to drop the anchor.

Around the same time last year, Rahane was a contender to earn his spot back in the national team but as things stand, irrespective of the outcome of this final it remains to be seen if Mumbai selectors would persist with the 35-year-old for the next season.

Out-of-favour and back in the grind to come back in the national reckoning again, Iyer once again failed to bail Mumbai out of trouble due to his poor technique.

During the morning session, Umesh Yadav (2/43 in 13.3 overs) was as wayward as one could be spraying the new ball all over and mostly drifting on the pads of openers Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani.

But the pacer with 170 Test victims did get the prized scalp of Iyer to compound Mumbai’s problems during post lunch session.

Expecting a short ball, Iyer remained rooted to the crease and in double mind as the ball bounced a tad more than he anticipated. With no footwork, Iyer went on a fishing expedition and the resultant catch was taken by Karun in the slips.

It all began when pacer Yash Thakur found an outside edge off opener Bhupen Lalwani’s (37) bat to have Vidarbha skipper Akshay Wadkar taking a superb one-handed grab diving to his right.

Lalwani had done well to put on an impressive 81-run stand for the opening wicket with the burly Prithvi Shaw (46), who too was a tad reckless in his dismissal.

With spin being introduced as early as in the ninth over, Shaw went for the sweep quite a few times but never really executed it well.

On one such occasion he missed connecting one from left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey (3/62) on the middle stump completely as the ball turned away to hit the off.

India U-19 star Musheer Khan (6) carried his World Cup form into knock-out rounds but on the day, an indiscreet flick-shot off an arm ball caught him plumb in-front.

Having lost six wickets for a mere 40 runs, Mumbai also went through a phase in which no boundary was hit for as many as 18 overs.

But the complexion of the game changed drastically upon the arrival of Thakur in the middle, who hit a few fours to put the pressure back on Vidarbha and maintained the tone.

Thakur displayed adroit use of both hands and his feet to inch closer to what would have been his second consecutive ton, but kept running out of partners.

Thakur was the last batter dismissed, caught by the man at deep square leg after a superb 75 off just 69 balls with eight fours and three sixes.

The troika of Tanush Kotian (8), Tushar Deshpande (14) and Shams Mulani (13), which bailed Mumbai on numerous occasions with useful runs also fell cheaply.

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Ranji Trophy Final: Ajinkya Rahane’s Mumbai Eye 42nd Title But Vidarbha To Pose Tough Challenge

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Led by an astute captain in Ajinkya Rahane, Mumbai will look to maintain their hegemony on Ranji Trophy with a 42nd title but a gutsy and battle-hardened Vidarbha won’t make it easy for the legacy champions in the much-anticipated final starting in Mumbai tomorrow. In Mumbai, coming second best is never a consolation and nothing short of a title would satisfy the connoisseurs of Mumbai cricket sitting in the Garware pavilion of the Wankhede Stadium. Someone, who engineered India’s greatest overseas series win in Australia three winters back, Rahane’s international career has seen a sharp slump and right now he is not even in national reckoning.

Sample this. Even a specialist pacer Mohit Avasthi (192) has scored more runs compared to Rahane (134) who has had a dismal average of 13.4 throughout the tournament.

However Rahane’s leadership skills have proven to be second to none as the old warhorse used his resources pretty well to take the team to its 48th summit clash.

He couldn’t avail the services of an injured Suryakumar Yadav. Sarfaraz Khan wasn’t available after being picked for India A and subsequently for the Test series. Shreyas Iyer avoided a few games on pretext of injury.

Prithvi Shaw (5 games), having recovered from injury only was available towards the business end. Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur also played half of the games.

But in Mumbai, it is the team that plays and they have known how to win Ranji Trophy even when a Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar weren’t available and the tradition has continued.

Even though his individual form deserted him, Rahane and his men found their way through all challenges en route to the final this year. They meet their match in two-time champions Vidarbha, who brought their ‘A’ game forward on key moments.

Umesh Yadav, a man with 150 plus Test wickets, with a brand new ball can still ask probing questions to Mumbai’s semi-brittle top-order.

The spotlight will be on middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who had just lost his BCCI Annual Contracts for giving precedence to cash-rich IPL over domestic cricket. A hundred in Ranji Trophy final would certainly give him a lot of confidence.

Mumbai’s batters have not piled up runs in large numbers like those from their opponents through this season to make the final, but their lower-middle order has stood up to the occasion and delivered in crunch situations.

The likes of wicketkeeper-batter Hardik Tamore (252 runs), who has floated from top to lower order while making significant contributions in the last two knockout games, combined with the brilliance of Tanush Kotian (481), Shams Mulani (290) and Tushar Deshpande (168) have all delivered whenever the chips have been down. Dube and Thakur have hit important hundreds in knock-out games.

India U-19 star Musheer Khan has given a fine exhibition of himself proving to be the gel that holds the batting line-up together, Mumbai present a strong challenge for the Vidarbha side.

The hosts have pushed through barriers each time in the knockout stage, with Mumbai delivering a stunning late blow to oust Baroda in the quarterfinal riding on centuries from Kotian and Deshpande at Nos 10 and 11 for a historic show.

Also, in the semifinal, there was another incredible late fightback from Mumbai when Tamil Nadu reduced them to 106 for seven with Thakur striking his maiden ton across formats to lead the way.

If Mumbai have found multiple heroes from Nos 1 to 11 to sail through, the two-time winners Vidarbha, whose twin title wins came not too long ago in 2017-18 and 2018-19, have managed to put on consistent performances across departments to make their way into the summit class of India’s premier domestic tournament.

With Karun Nair (616 runs at 41.06) leading the way, Dhruv Shorey (549 runs at 36.6), Akshay Wadkar (530 runs at 37.85), Atharva Taide (529 runs at 44.08) and Yash Rathod (456 runs at 57) have spruced up Vidarbha’s batting to shine bright this season.

If Aditya Sarwate (40 wickets) and Aditya Thakare (33) have been at the forefront of Vidarbha’s bowling attack, India pacer Yadav also has found his rhythm to keep striking with crucial blows for his side.

Vidarbha have earned the reputation of being clinical in big games, thrashing the multiple-time champions Karnataka with a huge 127 runs in the quarterfinal but it was their win over Madhya Pradesh that stood out for the manner in which the two-time winners fought back.

Having being bowled out for a mere 170 runs and conceding a big lead of 82 runs in the first innings could have taken the wind out of their sails, Vidarbha fought back to beat Madhya Pradesh by 62 runs to make the final.

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Hardik Tamore (wk), Prasad Pawar (wk), Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Atharva Ankolekar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Vidarbha:Akshay Wadkar (c&wk), Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Mohit Kale, Harsh Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Aditya Sarwate (vc), Yash Thakur, Aditya Thakare, Darshan Nalkande, Siddhesh Wath (wk), Akshay Wakhare, Aman Mokhande, Umesh Yadav, Danish Malewar, Mandar Mahale.

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