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Shams Mulani’s seven-wicket haul spun Mumbai to a 35-run triumph against Jammu & Kashmir successful the opening circular of the Ranji Trophy astatine the Sher E Kashmir Stadium connected Saturday (October 18, 2025).
On the 4th and last time of their Elite Group-D fixture, the host, which was 21 for 1 overnight, was bowled retired for 207 successful pursuit of 243. It is Mumbai’s archetypal triumph implicit J&K successful 3 meetings. Mulani ended with exceptional figures of 20.4-4-46-7.
With Qamran Iqbal and Paras Dogra forging a 53-run basal for the 3rd wicket, it was erstwhile Shardul Thakur brought successful the rotation pairing of Mulani and Tanush Kotian that Mumbai regained power of proceedings. Soon after, successful the 26th over, determination was play erstwhile Qamran was fixed retired for obstructing the tract aft utilizing his manus to intercept Sarfaraz Khan’s propulsion from quadrate leg. Even arsenic Abdul Samad strode into the playing arena to articulation Dogra, Qamran continued to plead innocence with the on-field umpires implicit the antithetic dismissal. He was yet allowed to proceed arsenic Mumbai withdrew the appeal.
The concern didn’t transportation connected for overmuch longer. In the precise adjacent over, Mulani managed to rotation 1 past Dogra’s guardant defence and uproot the stumps. With Samad and Kanhaiya Wadhawan dismissed by Kotian and Mulani respectively earlier lunch, J&K went into the interruption astatine 127 for 5 successful 41 overs.
In the 2nd implicit aft resumption, Mulani struck for the 3rd time. The mode of dismissal was akin to Dogra’s, with the shot spinning sharply past Qamran’s bat to deed the stumps. The 28-year-old left-arm spinner took his 5th wicket erstwhile Abid Mushtaq miscued 1 to Sarfaraz astatine midwicket. Next ball, Yudhvir Singh was cleaned up.
Although Auqib Nabi struck a mates of sixes successful a 30-run concern for the past wicket with Umar Nazir, Mulani fittingly trapped the second leg-before to clinch a tense win.
The scores:
Mumbai — 1st innings: 386.
J&K — 1st innings: 325.
Mumbai — 2nd innings: 181.
J&K — 2nd innings (Target 243): Qamran Iqbal b Mulani 56, Shubham Khajuria lbw b Deshpande 0, Musaif Ajaz lbw b Thakur 10, Paras Dogra b Mulani 29, Abdul Samad c&b Kotian 15, Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Mulani 5, Sahil Lotra b Mulani 29, Abid Mushtaq c Sarfaraz b Mulani 18, Auqib Nabi (not out) 37, Yudhvir Singh b Mulani, Umar Nazir lbw b Mulani 7; Extras (w-1): 1
Total (in 64.4 overs): 207.
Fall of wicket: 1-4, 2-31, 3-84, 4-103, 5-110, 6-131, 7-156, 8-177, 9-177.
Mumbai bowling: Thakur 9-1-31-1, Deshpande 15-2-56-1, Umair 3-0-12-0, Kotian 17-2-62-1, Mulani 20.4-4-46-7.
