Kotian and Bhut Shine as Mumbai and Saurashtra Secure Dominant Wins in Ranji Trophy
Tanush Kotian and Parth Bhut each took eight wickets, leading Mumbai and Saurashtra to impressive victories in the latest Ranji Trophy matches.
New Delhi, October 29 (Daily Kiran) : Tanush Kotian and Parth Bhut delivered outstanding performances on the final day of the latest Ranji Trophy matches, each claiming eight wickets. Kotian’s exceptional bowling helped Mumbai defeat Haryana by 10 wickets, while Bhut’s efforts led Saurashtra to a convincing victory over Assam by an innings and 12 runs.
At the BKC Ground in Mumbai, off-spinner Kotian finished with remarkable figures of 8 for 81. He secured the first wicket of Haryana’s second innings on the third day and added seven more wickets on the final day. Kotian dismissed overnight batsmen Himanshu Rana (46) and Nishant Sindhu (44), before wrapping up the tail led by Samant Jakhar.
Chasing a target of just 97 runs, Mumbai achieved the goal in under 11 overs. Ankur Raghuwanshi, who scored a century in the first innings, remained unbeaten with 67 runs off just 39 balls.
Meanwhile, at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Player of the Match Bhut, who took six wickets by the end of the third day, continued to dominate the field. He recorded figures of 8 for 17 in 18 overs, partnering with Ravindra Jadeja to secure ten wickets and earn bonus points for Saurashtra. Jadeja, who is set to join India’s Test series against New Zealand next month, contributed with 2 for 58 in 22 overs, including four maiden overs.
In Thiruvananthapuram, Bengal triumphed over Kerala by 287 runs, with Pradip Pramanik taking 6 for 51. He claimed all four wickets that fell on the third day and added two more on the final morning, leaving the home team all out for 120 runs.
Karnataka, bolstered by captain Shreyas Gopal’s 5 for 36, defeated Tripura by an innings and 116 runs in Mysore, as the visitors were bowled out for 180 in their second innings. Vidarbha also claimed victory in Nagpur, beating Goa by an innings and 27 runs, with Harsh Dubey taking 4 for 38. He quickly dismissed Manthan Khutkar, who scored the highest for Goa with 70 runs, and Yash Kasawankar, before wrapping up the innings at 195 runs.
Several matches ended in draws. The encounter between defending champions Jammu and Kashmir and Baroda in Vadodara concluded without a result.
In Pune, Gujarat declared their second innings at 446 for 5 against Maharashtra, with Arya Desai scoring 151 runs, followed by Jaymeet Patel’s unbeaten 119 and Urvil Patel’s 96. However, the match ended in a draw.
The match between Punjab and Hyderabad in Secunderabad also finished in a draw, with noteworthy contributions from Vihan Malhotra, Prabhsimran Singh (68 runs off 76 balls), and visiting captain Uday Saharan (55 not out off 106 balls).
Himachal Pradesh played out a high-scoring draw against Chandigarh, with Akash Vasisht scoring an unbeaten 126 runs in response to Chandigarh’s declared score of 685 for 5. Puducherry managed to secure a draw against Uttar Pradesh despite Karthik Yadav’s impressive figures of 6 for 42 in the first innings.
