Mumbai, Oct 29 Tanush Kotian returned career-best figures of 8/81 as a rampant Mumbai cruised to a third consecutive bonus-point victory, crushing Haryana by 10 wickets in their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match here on Thursday.
Chasing a paltry target of 97, openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (67 not out) and Divyaansh Saxena (30 not out) knocked off the required runs in a mere 10.4 overs to give Mumbai a total of seven points from the game.
Mumbai had earlier outplayed Chandigarh (home) and Himachal Pradesh (away), securing bonus-point wins in the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy.
The victory, however, did not come easily. On the final day, Haryana’s stubborn eighth-wicket pair of Samant Jakhar (40) and Anuj Thakral (40 not out) made Mumbai’s bowlers toil on a slowish surface.
Jakhar and Thakral dropped anchors to keep a persistent Mumbai attack at bay while adding 81 runs for the eighth wicket, before Kotian removed the former for the much-needed breakthrough.
Haryana, who had resumed on 73 for two and behind by 87 runs, were eventually bowled out for 256 following-on in the second session on Thursday, setting Mumbai 97 runs to win.
Raghuvanshi completed his half-century off only 29 balls and eventually finished with 67 not out from 39 balls with seven fours and three sixes, while Saxena was on 30 not out from 25 balls with two fours and two sixes.
Brief scores:
In Mumbai: Mumbai 430 & 97/0 in 10.4 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 67 not out) beat Haryana 270 256/2 (f/o) in 85.5 overs (Himanshu Rana 46, Nishant Sindhu 44; Tanush Kotian 8/81, Musheer Khan 2/75) by 10 wickets. Points: Mumbai 7, Haryana 0.
(PTI News)
