Ranji Trophy: Odisha No Match For Mumbai, Suffer Back-to-Back Innings Defeats

Mumbai: It took the Mumbai spinners just over two hours on the final day to end Odisha’s feeble resistance and post an innings-and-103-run victory in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A fixture.

It was Odisha’s second straight innings loss on the road, having been outplayed by Baroda at Vadodara in their previous game.

Resuming their second innings at 126/5 on Saturday, requiring 191 more runs to make Mumbai bat a second time, Odisha were bowled out for 214. Aashirwad Swain added 5 to his overnight tally before being trapped leg-before wicket by Shams Mulani.

Kartik Biswal held firm to be unbeaten on 45, but the spin duo Mulani and Himanshu Singh kept chipping away at the other end.

Left-armer Mulani, who bagged 5/71 to finish with 11 wickets, was adjudged Player of the Match. Offie Himanshu claimed 4 in the second innings and 7 in the game as Odisha batters failed to counter the turning ball at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground.

After four rounds, Odisha find themselves second from the bottom with just 4 points. They will next come up against Maharashtra, this time at home in Cuttack.

Brief Scores

Mumbai 1st innings: 602/4 declared.

Odisha 1st innings: 285.

Odisha 2nd innings (following on): 214 (Aashirwad Swain 51, Kartik Biswal 45 not out; Shams Mulani 5/71, Himanshu Singh 4/77).

Result: Mumbai won by an innings & 103 runs.

Points: Odisha 0, Mumbai 7.

Group A standings: Odisha 7th with 4 points from 4 games, Mumbai 3rd (16 from 4).

Odisha’s next match: Vs Maharashtra in Cuttack from Nov 13.