Ranji Trophy: Super Solanki scrores ton for Baroda

Baroda batsman scores ton to perplex Mumbai as visitors finish Day 2 during 244-1

Ranji Trophy: Super Solanki scrores ton for Baroda

After Mumbai dominated a opening day of a essential Ranji Trophy game, it was Baroda’s spin on Saturday to perplex a horde as they posted 244 for one during stumps on Day Two during Wankhede Stadium.

Mumbai managed to supplement usually 26 runs to their overnight measure after being bowled out for 465. Baroda pacer Hardik Pandya sent behind Akash Parkar (22) and Royston Dias (0) on back-to-back deliveries to finish his fifer.

Forty One-time champions Mumbai, grieving on 16th place in a total standings of Group A and B, need zero reduction than an undisguised win from this competition to stay in a hunt to validate for a knockout stage.

Baroda, however, are melancholy to vanquish Mumbai’s hopes as they route by 221 runs and 9 wickets in palm with dual some-more days of play remaining. In a final deteriorate too, Baroda had busted Mumbai’s 500th Ranji Trophy arise by snatching a initial innings lead during a same venue.

Though Mumbai pacer Shivam Dube discharged Baroda captain Kedar Devdhar (11) on a initial round he bowled, a day belonged to Vishnu Solanki (128 not out) and Aditya Waghmode (87 not out). No. 3 batsman Solanki ensured that he did not repeat a mistake that he did during Mumbai’s 500th Ranji match. Solanki had thrown divided his wicket after a well-set 54. “I missed scoring a century final year. When we entered a belligerent today, we told myself that this time we have to measure a hundred. It was my dream to measure a century opposite Mumbai Ranji team,” pronounced Solanki.

Solanki and opener Waghmode stitched a 232-run dominant mount for a second wicket. Mumbai skipper Siddhesh Lad used 8 bowlers, though no one could mangle a Solanki-Waghmode partnership.

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