Ranji Trophy: Mumbai pacers hunt in a pack, dismiss Tamil Nadu for 146

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai pacers hunt in a pack, dismiss Tamil Nadu for 146

Deshpande and Thakur struck vital blows as TN were 146 all out; in reply, Mumbai were 45/2 at stumps on Day 1 of the Ranji semi-finals at the BKC ground

Ranji Trophy semifinal: Tamil Nadu implode, Mumbai seize control

For 167 minutes, he hadn’t put a foot wrong. But the first time he went fishing outside off, Shankar edged Shardul Thakur to second slip. Shankar’s immediate reaction after attempting the shot was subtle – a facepalm.

Ranji Trophy 2023-24, Semifinals: Shardul, Deshpande keep Mumbai ahead against Tamil Nadu on Day 1

Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat first but found itself struggling at 42 for 5 as Mumbai pacers Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Mohit Avasthi made full use of the help offered by the pitch.

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai put Tamil Nadu on backfoot, MP on top against Vidarbha

Mumbai are trailing Tamil Nadu by 111 runs at the end of Day 1 in their Ranji Trophy semi-final, while MP bundled Vidarbha for 170 runs in their first innings.