Mumbai Win Ranji Trophy 42nd Time After a Gap of 8 Yrs

Mumbai: After a gap of eight years, Mumbai extended its record by winning the 42nd Ranji Trophy title on Thursday. Mumbai beat Vidarbha by 169 runs on the fifth and final day to win the tournament.

It was Mumbai’s 48th final in the 90 years of the Ranji Trophy tournament’s history played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The hosts set a 538-run target for the visiting Vidarbha team.

Vidarbha resumed on 248 for five, needing another 290 runs to win. The team was eventually bowled out by Mumbai for 368.

Brief scores

Mumbai: 224 & 418

Vidarbha: 105 & 368 in 134.4 overs (Atharva Taide 32, Aman Mokhade 32, Karun Nair 74, Akshay Wadkar 102; Tanush Kotian 4/95) by 169 runs.