Mumbai with a first-innings lead, were all-out for 181 in just 56.5 overs as Auqib Nabi took 5-52 and Abid Mushtaq got a couple of wickets
J&K pacer Auqib Nabi
Jammu and Kashmir need 222 runs on the final day to beat a star-studded Mumbai, who had a first-innings lead of 61 in the morning session, only to lose some advantage getting all-out for 181 in their second innings on Day Three of the opening Group D fixture of the Ranji Trophy here on Friday.
At stumps, J&K were 21-1 chasing a target of 243. Having scored 386 in their first essay, Mumbai had bowled out J&K for 325 on the third morning after the hosts started the day at 273-7. Skipper Paras Dogra was out for 144. Tushar Deshpande (3-57) had the best figures, while Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian got two wickets apiece.
However, Mumbai with a first-innings lead, were all-out for 181 in just 56.5 overs as Auqib Nabi took 5-52 and Abid Mushtaq got a couple of wickets. Mumbai were 70-5 at one stage, but Shams Mulani (41) once again proved to be the saviour, adding 50 for the sixth wicket with Akash Anand (31). The established batters like Musheer Khan (8), Ayush Mhatre (13), Ajinkya Rahane (0), Sarfaraz Khan (32) didn’t do much.
Brief scores
Mumbai 386 & 181 (S Mulani 41, S Khan 32, A Anand 31; A Nabi 5-52, Y Singh 2-30, A Mushtaq 2-40) vs J&K 325 & 21-1 (Q Iqbal 11*, M Ajaz 10*; T Deshpande 1-2)
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