Ranji Trophy Live Score, MUM vs MP Final Day 3: Dubey hundred frustrates Mumbai; Madhya Pradesh 228/1 at Lunch

Hi there and welcome to Sportstar's LIVE protection of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy Closing between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

LIVE COMMENTARY

LUNCH: Terrific session for MP. Dubey and Sharma gather 105 runs in 34 overs. It has been a stroke-filled innings from each batters. Sharma is 12 shy of his hundred. Mumbai's bowling seemed flat on the third morning, particularly Mulani. There have been a couple of lbw calls off Kotian's bowling however aside from that, MP are in full management. Again after lunch at 12:40.

100! Yash Dubey will get to the three-figure mark with a well-executed sweep for 4 off Kotian, off 234 balls.

MP 223/1 IN 74 OVERS Kotian continues to ask questions. One other loud attraction for leg earlier than, and never given. Dubey survives and two balls later, he slams one to deep midwicket for 4 extra! Mulani in the meantime sticking to that fuller and out of doors leg line which isn't paying dividends. Dubey exploits that line and carves a full toss via midwicket to enter the nineties.

MP 207/1 IN 70 OVERS Kotian bowled an eventful 67th. There have been two loud appeals for leg earlier than and a detailed caught behind probability. In between, Sharma stepped out and hit Kotian over his head for 4. Each batters are into their eighties.

MP 194/1 IN 66 OVERS Mulani has been rendered ineffective by Shubham and Dubey.  There was one other run-out probability on the bowler's finish and it was a direct hit from mid-off however Sharma was in safely. He then performed a tasty late lower off Kotian so as to add 4 to his tally. The working between the wickets has been a spotlight of this partnership. They have been pinching ones and twos with ease, enjoying the ball with delicate palms into the gaps. Mumbai in determined want of a breakthrough.  M. Pradesh path by 180 runs.

DRINKS

MP 181/1 IN 62 OVERS Offspinner Tanush Kotian has changed Kulkarni. There was a run-out probability on the bowler's finish. Shubham performed the ball to Jaffer at mid-on and took off for a single. Jaffer had a shy on the stumps however the throw was large. Dubey's single off Mulani has helped MP keep away from the follow-on. They're nonetheless 193 behind Mumbai's first-innings whole however Mumbai's feeling the warmth. Mulani's getting some flip. He was excited for a caught behind, however not given! Sharma lifted the subsequent ball over the bowler's head for six!

MP 171/1 IN 58 OVERS Mulani will get the uncommon ball to spin off the observe. Sharma presses ahead to defend however the ball goes previous the sting. Aside from that, Dubey and Shubham have been immovable. In the meantime, Dubey continues to gather fours off Kulkarni with a lower shot and a nicely managed straight drive. MP now simply 4 away from avoiding follow-on.

MP 156/1 IN 54 OVERS Mulani and Kulkarni bowling in tandem. There's nothing within the wicket to threaten the 2 set batters. MP going at slightly below 3 per over. No wickets misplaced within the first hour of the day. Dubey took his eyes off a Kulkarni bouncer and was hit flush on the grille. The ball deviated off the pitch. Dubey took a tumble, however he's tremendous. The physio has a chat. In the meantime, Mumbai skipper Shaw has a phrase with the umpire concerning change of ball.  Umpire Sharma runs the ball via the rings and sends Shaw again.

MP 151/1 IN 50 OVERS Shubham Sharma brings up the 100 stand with an attractive cowl drive off Tushar Deshpande. Sharma will get a reprieve in the identical over when Armaan Jaffer dropped a easy probability at level. Sharma drove uppishly and it went to Jaffer however the ball burst via his palms. Double bowling change from Mumbai. Shams Mulani changed Avasthi whereas Dhawal Kulkarni got here rather than Deshpande. Mulani is but to get some critical flip off this pitch.

MP 144/1 IN 46 OVERS Tushar Deshpande from the opposite finish. Shubham Sharma latches on to a half volley and lotions it via covers for his first 4 of the day. Two dots later, Sharma performs a sq. drive and takes 4 extra. Runs coming thick and quick within the first half hour. In the meantime, Dubey introduced up his fifty with a pair off Avasthi, off 139 balls. Shubham Sharma will get to his 50 within the subsequent over, off 74 balls.

MP 127/1 IN 42 OVERS Mohit Avasthi has taken the ball. No seam motion or swing on supply but. Dubey and Sharma are nearing their fifties. The solar's out at the moment in Bengaluru. Dubey opened the face of the bat and guided the final ball previous gully for the primary 4 of the match.

PITCH REPORT: Each Raman and Bhatia reckon the pitch will proceed to be good for batting. Nonetheless not a lot assist for the spinners anticipated because the cracks are anticipated to carry agency.

MP 123/1 IN 41 OVERS, TRAILS MUMBAI BY 251 RUNS

9:15 IST: It is one other cool morning in Bengaluru with a skinny cloud overlaying and the temperature hovering round 23-24 levels Celsius.

9:10 IST: What might show to be a degree of distinction, nonetheless is Sarfaraz Khan's innings yesterday. Keep in mind he slogged for 152 balls for his fifty earlier than scoring the subsequent fifty runs off 38 balls to carry up his fourth hundred this season. Learn right here how his father Naushad put in a synthetic turf at dwelling to acquaint the 24-year-old with tempo.  

9:05 IST: Heading into the third day of this last, the match remains to be on an excellent footing. Madhya Pradesh would possibly simply really feel it has its nostril barely forward, however all will rely upon how Yash Dubey and Shubham Sharma resume this morning. The Mumbai pacers had the batters on a leash in direction of the top of day's play yesterday after the umpires modified the ball as a result of the older one appeared to have gone off form.

MUM VS MP FINAL DAY 2 REPORT

Mumbai discovered energy and backbone via Sarfaraz Khan. The batter’s 134 (243b, 13x4, 2x6) blended chutzpah and a steely resolve to assist the previous champion keep marginally forward of Madhya Pradesh within the Ranji Trophy last in progress on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Thursday. At shut on the second day, Madhya Pradesh scored 123 for one in its first innings whereas replying to Mumbai’s 374.

The Madhya Pradesh openers Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri added 47, with the latter taking a shine to left-arm spinner Shams Mulani, hoisting two sixes. However after tea, seamer Tushar Deshpande trapped the aggressor. Mumbai bought the breakthrough however for the rest of the final session, Dubey and Shubham Sharma batted with ease of their unfinished 76-run partnership.

Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw shuffled his bowlers and some vociferous lbw appeals by no means discovered approval. Within the preliminary skirmish for first innings honours, Dubey and Sharma saved Madhya Pradesh within the hunt, setting the stage for an fascinating third day.

Earlier, resuming on the in a single day 248 for 5, Mumbai misplaced Mulani to the day’s second supply as Gaurav Yadav darted one again and ruffled the pads. From the opposite finish, Sarfaraz watched his departing colleague and had a quiet phrase with subsequent man Tanush Kotian. Importantly for Mumbai, Sarfaraz shepherded the tail and strung a sequence of important partnerships.

As Kotian settled, Sarfaraz lofted Yadav and swept Kumar Kartikeya throughout the ropes. And as soon as the 50 was secured, he gestured to his applauding mates within the dressing room, hinting that he would keep on the pitch and information his staff. He remained true to his phrase and with Kotian, added 40 for the seventh wicket earlier than Yadav castled the lower-order batter with an outstanding supply that moved only a shade to clip the stumps.

Dhawal Kulkarni trudged in and dropped anchor, indulging in some exaggerated leaves outdoors the off-stump, Sarfaraz employed a short-arm pull of Yadav and as he crossed over crashed into the bowler. In extreme ache because the helmet grille struck a aspect of his face, Sarfaraz rested a bit earlier than getting up. He steered a 4 off Yadav and regular service was restored.

Dhawal perished after a 36-ball solitary run however importantly was a part of a 26-run alliance with Sarfaraz. The latter scooped a 4 off Anubhav Agarwal and shortly reached his fourth ton of the season. The ecstatic centurion offered an amalgam of feelings as he acknowledged the cheers in addition to doing a war-cry whereas gazing on the dressing room.

Mumbai had an appetising lunch rating of 351 for eight and on resumption, Deshpande fell however by then the ninth-wicket partnership had yielded 39. Sarfaraz was the final man dismissed whereas he tried fast runs, a towering six being a part of the bundle. Because of him, Mumbai would possibly imagine that it has nearly sufficient to check challenger Madhya Pradesh.

PLAYING XI

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Armaan Jaffer,  Suved Parkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Tushar Deshpande.

Madhya Pradesh: Yash Dubey, Himanshu Mantri (wk), Shubham Sharma, Rajat Patidar, Aditya Shrivastava (c), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Saransh Jain, Anubhav Agarwal, Gaurav Yadav, Kumar Kartikeya, Parth Sahani.

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