It has been a season that Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare and Co would want to quickly forget. Dropped catches proved costly for them in their Ranji Trophy final last season at Indore which resulted in Gujarat winning the title. This season again, it looked like Mumbai did not learn anything from their past experience. They dropped 16 catches in seven games. Apart from their fielding woes, nobody took responsibility of scoring consistently for Mumbai, who have certainly not lived up to their domestic giants tag this season.

Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare (centre) with Dhawal Kulkarni (left) and Siddhesh Lad at the Wankhede Stadium last month. The hosts drew v Baroda in their 500th Ranji Trophy match. Pic/SURESH KARKERA