Mumbai ends an eight-year wait with the 42nd Ranji title.

After a historic chase of 538 runs, Mumbai defeated Vidarbha with 368 runs to win their 42nd Ranji Trophy, their first since 2015–16. Fast bowler Tushar Deshpande and spin-bowling all-arounder Tanush Kotian led the attack, and in his final game for Mumbai, seasoned player Dhawal Kulkarni completed the triumph. Deshpande and Mohit Avasthi, who shared the team’s top wicket-taking total for the season, were left in charge of Mumbai’s seam assault. Mumbai re-established their dominance in the domestic arena despite Shareyas Iyer’s back injury. Kotian was named Player-of-the-tournament after finishing the season with 29 wickets and 502 runs. Mumbai was forced to wait for a breakthrough by Wadkar and Dubey, but Kotian’s slog sweeps allowed him to score his second half-century in first class cricket. Read More…

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Many congratulations to @MumbaiCricAssoc on winning their 42nd Ranji Trophy! Vidarbha’s resilience added to the spectacle, especially Karun, Akshay & Harsh, who batted extremely well and made the match very interesting.

Mumbai’s bowlers kept bowling relentlessly, and finally the… pic.twitter.com/hQb0D2TIUg

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 14, 2024

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