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Mumbai began their Ranji Trophy campaign with an innings and 155-run win over Chandigarh in their Elite Group D opener at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, October 13, finishing the match inside three days and picking up a bonus point.
Deshpande Takes 7 Wickets, Adds a Useful 44
Pacer Tushar Deshpande was the standout performer, taking seven wickets in the match and also scoring 44 off 47 balls. Mumbai posted a massive 429 in the first innings, then bowled Chandigarh out for 78 to take a 351-run lead and enforce the follow-on. Following on, Chandigarh were all out for 196 in 52.1 overs in their second innings on Tuesday. The win earned Mumbai 7 points: six for the victory and one bonus point for winning by an innings.
Chandigarh’s Batting Collapse
In the first innings, Nishunk Birla top-scored for Chandigarh with 33 and Arjun Azad made 20, while Shivam Bhambri, Deepender Kush, Raj Bawa and Jagjit Singh all fell without scoring. For Mumbai, Deshpande took 5 wickets, Mohit Avasthi 3 and Sylvester D’Souza 2. In the second innings, Azad made 62, Bhambri 44, Arshlan Khan 20, Birla 18, Akshit Rana 17 and Manan Vohra 14. Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian took 3 wickets each, Deshpande 2, and Avasthi and D’Souza 1 each.
