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Shams Mulani is often referred to arsenic the ‘crisis man’ of Mumbai cricket, but for skipper Shardul Thakur, helium is simply a match-winner. Season aft season, the left-arm spinner has been Mumbai’s go-to man, and things were nary antithetic connected Monday arsenic helium claimed different five-for to usher Mumbai to an innings and 120 run-win against Himachal Pradesh successful a important Ranji Trophy Group-D fixture astatine the MCA-BKC Ground.
After being forced to settee for draws successful the past mates of matches, Mumbai needed a triumph to enactment its run backmost connected track. Mulani not lone claimed his 19th five-wicket haul successful First-class cricket, but besides ensured that Mumbai pocketed 7 points, including a bonus point.
Having enactment up a mammoth 446, the Mumbai bowlers ran done a frail Himachal Pradesh batting line-up and restricted it to 187 successful the archetypal essay, enforcing the follow-on.
As the wicket offered crook and uneven bounce, Mulani ensured Mumbai wrapped things up successful 3 days arsenic Himachal was bundled retired for 139 successful its 2nd innings.
As the seasoned spinner tightened the noose, nary of the Himachal batters, barring Pukhraj Mann (65, 102b, 9x4), showed resolve.
While Mann received a reprieve, Shardul shuffled his bowlers and introduced Ayush Mhatre conscionable earlier Tea, which paid off. The youngster impressed with his off-spin and yet recovered a breakthrough arsenic Mann was caught astatine archetypal gaffe by Ajinkya Rahane. Once Mann was dismissed, Himachal mislaid its past 5 wickets for conscionable 27 runs arsenic a relentless Mulani took charge.
Earlier successful the day, Himachal started its archetypal innings, precariously placed astatine 94 for seven, but en way their fifties, Nikhil Gangta and Vaibhav Arora forged a 77-run concern for the ninth wicket earlier the second fell to Musheer Khan.
The scores: Mumbai — 1st innings: 446.
Himachal Pradesh — 1st innings: Sidhant Purohit lbw b Shardul 1, Ankush Bains c Akash b Deshpande 1, Ankit Kalsi c Akash b Tushar 8, Pukhraj Mann lbw b Himanshu 34, Ekant Sen lbw b Mulani 15, Nikhil Gangta (not out) 64, Mayank Dagar lbw b Himanshu 5, Aryaman Dhaliwal c Mhatre b Himanshu 3, Vipin Sharma c Shardul b Mulani 3, Vaibhav Arora c Himanshu b Musheer 51, Arpit Guleria c Himanshu b Sylvester 2; Total (in 65.5 overs): 187.
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-6, 3-18, 4-59, 5-59, 6-65, 7-79, 8-107, 9-184.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 10-4-25-1, Deshpande 9-3-23-2, Sylvester 7.5-1-22-1, Mulani 19-5-54-2, Himanshu 12-2-54-3, Musheer 8-4-9-1.
Himachal Pradesh — 2nd innings: Sidhant Purohit lbw b Shardul 2, Ankush Bains c Akash b Deshpande 0, Ankit Kalsi lbw b Mulani 19, Pukhraj Mann c Rahane b Mhatre 65, Ekant Sen c Mhatre b Mulani 7, Nikhil Gangta c Rahane b Musheer 23, Mayank Dagar c Mhatre b Musheer 1, Aryaman Dhaliwal c Rahane b Mulani 7, Vaibhav Arora st. Akash b Mulani 0, Vipin Sharma (not out) 8, Arpit Guleria lbw b Mulani 5; Extras (lb-1, nb-1): 2; Total (in 49.1 overs): 139.
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-3, 3-50, 4-68, 5-112, 6-113, 7-126, 8-126, 9-126.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 4-1-9-1, Deshpande 4-0-23-1, Mulani 15.1-4-37-5, Sylvester 4-0-19-0, Himanshu 8-1-19-0, Musheer 10-2-23-2, Mhatre 4-0-8-1.
