Mumbai: The Elite B division league match between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy ended in a draw. In the ongoing match which started on the 3rd at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai won the toss and bowled first… Tamil Nadu team was bowled out for 144 runs in the first innings. The Mumbai team who fielded next scored 481 runs in the first innings and were all out.
Subsequently, the Tamil Nadu team, who played the 2nd innings while trailing by 337 runs, scored 380 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the end of the 3rd day. Jagatheesan 27, Aparajith 22, Sudarsan 68, Indrajith scored 103 runs and were dismissed. Pradosh Ranjan Paul started the last day yesterday with 107 runs and Vijay Shankar 43 runs. Both played responsibly and added 221 runs for the 5th wicket. Pradosh 169 runs (308 balls, 12 boundaries, 2 sixes), Vijay Shankar 103 runs (174 balls, 13 boundaries) returned to Vlasi Pavilion.
Chai Kishor scored 19 runs, Ashwin Christ and Vignesh both ducked out. With Trilok knocking out for 4 runs, the Tamil Nadu team scored 548 runs in the 2nd innings and were all out. Shahrukh Khan remained unbeaten with 23 runs. Following this, the Mumbai team, who started the 2nd innings with a target of 212 runs to win, scored 137 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 24.2 overs and the match ended in a draw.
Prithvi 15, Armaan Jafar 29, captain Rakhine lost wickets for 11 runs. Yashaswi Jaiswal remained unbeaten with 66 runs and Sarbaraz Khan with 15 runs. Sai Kishore took 2 wickets and Vignesh 1 wicket in Tamilnadu bowling. Sarbaraz Khan won the man of the match award. Mumbai got 3 points due to first innings lead. Tamil Nadu was satisfied with 1 point.