Defending champions Mumbai moved into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy by virtue of their first innings lead against Haryana after their quarterfinal match ended in a draw at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Rohtak on Sunday.
Starting the final day at 119-3, Mumbai piled up 334 for seven and finished the final day with a huge 570-run overall lead over the hosts Haryana, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 101 by Ajinkya Rahane. This Rahane’s second century of the match.
Earlier, the visitors scored 400 in their first innings and then bowled out Haryana for a paltry 164 to take a 236-run first innings lead.
Mumbai will take on Delhi in the semifinal. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joint-secretary Hemant Waingankar informed
DNA that Mumbai would play their semifinal at the Brabourne Stadium. “The moment I got to know that Delhi qualified, I called up the CCI authorities and booked the ground,” Waingankar said. Had Tamil Nadu qualified, Mumbai would have had to travel to Chennai for the match.
ScorecardMumbai Ist innings 400
Haryana 1st innings 164
Mumbai 2nd innings (Overnight 119-3)
S Kukreja c Rana b Dhruv Singh 81, I Abdulla st Saini b Mishra 51, A Rahane not out 101, U Malvi b Mishra 0, W Jaffer lbw Rawat 12, A Agarkar not out 25;
Extras (B2, LB5, W3, NB3) 13;
Total (7 wickets; 106 overs; 416 mins) 334;
Fall of wickets: 4-163, 5-248, 6-252, 7-283;
Bowling: S Rana 20-5-44-1, Budhwar 25-3-74-2, Dhruv Singh 14-5-50-1, Rawat 22-2-87-1, Mishra 19-4-58-2, Sumeet Sharma 4-0-7-0, R Dewan 1-0-1-0, Manav Sharma 1-0-6-0
Semis line-up (Jan 3-6)
Mumbai vs Delhi (Brabourne)
Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh, (Chinnaswamy Stadium)
