MUMBAI: Bringing Mumbai back from the dead when they were in tatters at 50 for six, Suved Parkar (103 not out, 163b, 9x4, 4x6), who slammed a magnificent century and Shams Mulani (74 not out, 153b, 6x4) shared a brilliant, unbeaten 194-run partnership for the seventh wicket to help their team chase down 244 and pull of an incredible, thrilling four-wicket win over Karnataka on the final day of their Col CK Nayudu Trophy (for Under-25) quarterfinal against Karnataka at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Thanks to Parkar and Mulani's fabulous alliance, Mumbai are now in the semifinals, where they will play Rajasthan from next Monday. They looked to be hurtling towards a certain defeat, before Parkar, who came to bat at No 7, and Mulani, batting at No 8, rescued them with their mammoth 312-ball stand. His effort with the bat in the final innings capped off an excellent game for Mulani, who also took five wickets in each innings.
