Domestic giants Mumbai completed the formality of qualifying for the Ranji Trophy 2021-22 final by virtue of first innings lead on the final day of their last-four match against Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. (More Cricket News)
The 41-time champions, Mumbai thoroughly dominated from the first ball of the game, which ended in a draw, at th🤡e Just Cricket Academy ground.
Mumbai had posted 393 i﷽n their first innings and then bundled out Uttar Pradesh for a meagre 180, to gain a massive first-innings lead.
When plꦇay ended on the fourth day on Friday, Mumbai had piled up a mammoth 449 for 4 in their second essay, court🔯esy hundreds by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Armaan Jaffer.
At stumps of Day 4, Mumbai took an overall lead of 662 runs, making it amply clear that there was only one 🐎result possible f🍃rom the match.
On Saturday, play began after lunch due to wet out-field and overnight batters Sarfaraz Khan and Shams🉐 Mulani continued to torment the UP bowlers.
Both Sarfaraz (59 not out) andဣ Mulani (51 not out) completed their half-centuries, after which both the captains decided to shake hands. Mumbai posted 533 for 4 in their second essay.
Sarfaraz hit one boundary and three sixes, while Mulani hammered six fours. Mumbai will meet Madhya Pradesh in the final, which ꩵwill be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium from June 22.
The final will be a battle between💟 two former Mu🐓mbai players Amol Mazumdar and Chandrakant Pandit, who are coaches of Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
