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On Thursday, Mumbai and Vidarbha faced off on day five of the final of the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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Chasing 538 in the fourth innings, Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar and Harsh Dubey began day five with 290 more runs to win and five wickets in hand. The pair frustrated Mumbai, batting to lunch before Tanush Kotian trapped Wadkar LBW.
Thereafter, Mumbai polished off the tail in double-quick time, bowling out their opponents for 368 and securing a 169-run win.
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The final wicket was taken by 35-year-old seamer Dhawal Kulkarni, who bowled Umesh Yadav to pick up his 285th first-class wicket, and bow out of the game with five Ranji Trophy titles to his name. A veteran of 95 first-class matches since debuting in 2008, Kulkarni also represented India in 12 ODIs and 2 T20Is.
Led by Ajinkya Rahane, Mumbai won seven of their matches this season, losing just once. Opener Bhupen Lalwani finished as their highest run-scorer with 588 to his name, and 19-year-old Musheer Khan returned from the U19 World Cup to score 433 in just 5 innings.
With the ball, Mumbai’s three seamers in Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande and Mohit Avasthi led the charge, ably backed up left-arm spinner Shams Mulani. Off-spinner Tanush Kotian contributed with 29 wickets, scoring 502 runs for good measure as well.
Mumbai vs Vidarbha, Ranji Trophy final: Brief scores
Mumbai: 224 (Shardul Thakur 75, Yash Thakur 3/45, Harsh Dubey 3/62) & 418 (Musheer Khan 136, Shreyas Iyer 95, Harsh Dubey 5/144) beat Vidarbha 105 (Tanush Kotian 3/7, Dhawal Kulkarni 3/15) & 368 (Akshay Wadkar 102, Karun Nair 74, Tanush Kotian 4/96)
