- Haryana dhered before Kotian's magic spin
- Saurashtra won on the strength of Bhut's bowling
- Bengal, Karnataka and Vidarbha also progress
Ranji Trophy: Tanush Kotian and Parth Bhut took 8 wickets each to shock the rival teams on the final day of the Ranji Trophy on Thursday (October 29). Mumbai beat Haryana by 10 wickets on the back of Kotian's brilliant bowling, while Bhut's impressive performance saw Saurashtra win by an innings and 12 runs over Assam.
Kotian's spin, Mumbai's resounding victory
Off-spinner Tanush Kotian took 8 wickets for 81 runs at the BKC ground in Mumbai. After taking a wicket in Haryana's second innings at the end of the third day, he dismissed seven more batsmen on the final day. Along with Himanshu Rana (46) and Nishant Sindhu (44), he rattled Haryana's batting.
Mumbai had a target of just 97 runs for victory. Mumbai reached the target in less than 11 overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored a century in the first innings, played an aggressive knock of 67 runs off 39 balls.
Bhut's penetrating bowling; Saurashtra win by innings
At the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Man of the Match Partha Bhut took 8 wickets for just 17 runs in 18 overs. By the end of the third day, he had taken six wickets. He then continued his impressive performance on the final day as well. Ravindra Jadeja supported him by taking 2 wickets. So Saurashtra won by an innings and 12 runs over Assam.
Jadeja, who is participating in India's upcoming Test series against New Zealand, took two wickets for 58 runs in 22 overs. He bowled four overs.
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Bengal, Karnataka and Vidarbha also won
Bengal defeated Kerala by 287 runs in Thiruvananthapuram. Pradipta Pramanik played a key role in Kerala's innings of 120 with six wickets for 51 runs. Skipper Shreyas Gopal's five-wicket haul helped Karnataka defeat Tripura by an innings and 116 runs in Mysore. Tripura's second innings ended on 180 runs.
Vidarbha beat Goa by an innings and 27 runs at Nagpur. Harsh Dubey took four wickets for 38 runs. Manthan Khutkar top scored for Goa with 70 runs; But his innings could not save the team from defeat.
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Big score for Gujarat; Many matches were drawn
The match between defending champions Jammu and Kashmir and Baroda ended in a draw at Vadodara. Gujarat declared second innings against Maharashtra at 446 for 5 in Pune. Arya Desai scored 151, Jaymeet Patel scored 119 not out and Urvil Patel scored 96 runs. However, this match remained a draw.
The match between Punjab and Hyderabad at Secunderabad was declared a draw at tea time on the final day. Prabhasimran Singh scored 68 off 76 balls, while Punjab captain Uday Saharan scored an unbeaten 55 off 106 balls.
The match between Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh also ended in a draw after a big score. Akash Vashisht scored 126 not out. In reply to Chandigarh's declared innings of 685 for 5, Himachal Pradesh scored 559 for 6.
Karthik Yadav took six wickets for 42 runs; But Puducherry kept the match against Uttar Pradesh a draw on the strength of the first innings lead.