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Mumbai bowlers left hurting as Jharkhand's tail wags

When you have a team walking back to the pavilion having accounted for eight wickets on the opening day of a four-day match and conceded a modest 262 runs, you would expect the mood in the camp to be celebratory.

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That however, was hardly the case with Mumbai, who having dominated Jharkhand for 59.3 overs were left searching for answers in the remaining 30.3 overs.u00a0The defending champions had reduced the visitors to 180-8 and their openers were probably already gearing up mentally for their knock, but thanks to the resilience shown by Saurabh Tiwary (175 not out, 264 balls, 18x4, 8x6) and Shiv Shankar Rao (5 not out, 64 balls, 1x4), Mumbai are still figuring out how to break this ninth-wicket partnership.

Tiwary, who has been in exceptional form this season, never looked flustered even as wickets kept tumbling around him till tea was announced, and thereafter took it upon himself to guide his side to a fighting score. Nevertheless, what was surprising was the lack of ideas that emanated from the Mumbai camp when the going got difficult.

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