Mumbai captain Aditya Tare

Mumbai again failed to clear the quarter-final hurdle as they lost to Maharashtra by seven wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at New Delhi yesterday. The Aditya Tare-led Mumbai side also stumbled in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final stage when Karnataka beat them by an innings and 20 runs in Nagpur. However, yesterday's defeat against Maharashtra hurt the Mumbai skipper more. "There has always been a fierce rivalry between Mumbai and Maharashtra. A defeat to Maharashtra is very tough to digest," Tare told mid-day over the phone from Delhi yesterday.