Shillong: Mumbai opened their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D campaign with a thrashing. They beat Chandigarh by an innings and 155 runs inside three days on Tuesday. The win earned Mumbai a bonus point. Tushar Deshpande sparked the demolition with a first-innings hat-trick.
The hosts set the tone by piling up 429 in their opening knock. Siddhesh Lad led the charge with 86 runs. Musheer Khan added 65, while Tanush Kotian and Mohit Awasthi pitched in with 58 and 56 not out. Chandigarh crumbled for 78 in response. Mumbai enforced the follow-on immediately with a 351-run lead. Deshpande finished the match with seven total wickets, including his five-wicket haul during the first innings.
Chandigarh fared slightly better in their second attempt but still folded for 196. Shams Mulani bagged three wickets for 69, and Kotian grabbed three for 30. The domestic circuit saw action elsewhere too. Ajay Singh Kukna took five wickets to help Rajasthan bowl Tamil Nadu out for 274. Rajasthan held a 170-run lead at 81 for four in their second innings. Uttarakhand led Railways by 158 runs after posting 470, while Railways reached 34 without loss. Haryana needs 45 more runs to beat Himachal Pradesh after finishing the day at 26 for three.
Reflecting on the clinical performance, the team noted the early dominance. As the report stated, "Tushar Deshpande’s first-innings hat-trick and a disciplined bowling display helped Mumbai begin their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D campaign with an emphatic innings and 155-run victory over Chandigarh inside three days on Tuesday, earning a bonus point."
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