Outstanding spells from Yash Thakur and Harsh Dubey gave an upper hand to Vidarbha in the final of the 2023-24 Ranji season against Mumbai at Wankhade Stadium here.
Vidarbha appeared to have a slight edge over Madhya Pradesh on the fourth day of the second Ranji Trophy semifinal match in Nagpur with the help of their bowlers and gutsy knocks from Yash Rathod and Akshay Wakhare
With their Ranji Trophy ambitions having sunk due to loss in the semi-final, Tamil Nadu head coach Sulkashan Kulkarni has expressed his differences with the team captain R Sai Kishore's decision to bat first and said they lost the match at "9 o'clock on day one"
Shardul Thakur's fiery ton and clinical power bowling performance from Shams Mulani powered Mumbai to the final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy following their victory by an innings and 70 runs over Tamil Nadu on Monday at MCA Cricket Ground.
Due to Thakur century and a great fightback by the lower order, Mumbai led by 207 runs at the end of day's play yesterday. The Palghar-born all-rounder, who has made a name for himself with some serious clutch knocks during big matches, celebrated his century by putting his bat and helmet do
Thakur registered his maiden first-class century during Mumbai's Ranji Trophy semifinal against Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Due to his century and a great fightback by the lower order, Mumbai leads by 207 runs.
Shardul Thakur's maiden first-class hundred helped Mumbai to take their lead to 207 and dominate over Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy semi-final at the Bandra Kurla Complex on Sunday.
Iyer, was recently dropped from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Central Contract List for 2023-24 following his recent non-participation in domestic red-ball cricket, could manage just three runs in eight balls before he was clean-bowled by pacer Sandeep Warrier.