Defending Champions Mumbai unleashed their wrath as the spin duo of Shams Mulani and Himanshu Singh took nine wickets together and gained a lead of 103 runs against Odisha in their Elite Group A match in the Ranji Trophy, in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mulani was named the Player of the Match for his impact. He took 11 wickets in the game and helped the host dominate after they piled up 602 for four.
Odisha were shot out for 214 in the second innings after Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane imposed a follow-on. They could manage only 285 in their first run.
Resuming at 126 for five on the final day, Odisha’s hopes of delaying the inevitable defeat were smashed by Mulani when he trapped wicketkeeper-batter Aashirwad Swain (51) soon after he completed his half-century.
The rest of the Odisha batsmen could not trouble the scorers much as their innings folded in a jiffy. Mumbai earn a bonus point for their outright win.
Shreyas Iyer's 233 and Siddhesh Lad's unbeaten 169 had powered Mumbai to a mammoth first-innings total.
"The ball wasn't turning much in the first innings. I got most of my wickets caught in the first slip on the straighter ones. There wasn’t much turn but Ajju da (Ajinkya Rahane) insisted that I must stick to my strengths," Himanshu said while addressing the media.
"Our captain is very calm. He made me understand that I must set my fields and allowed me to bowl freely. We make the strategies together, if our plans are not working then he brings his ideas into play," he added.
Brief Scores: Mumbai: 602/4 declared Odisha: 285 & 214 in 72/5 overs (F/O) (Aashirwad Swain 51; Shams Mulani 5/71, Himanshu Singh 4/77).
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