MUMBAI: It was a 'brainfade' moment that could've cost Mumbai the game. Tottering at 67 for five early on Day Three of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Wankhede Stadium against Uttar Pradesh's raging seamers, Mumbai had just begun to breathe easy when skipper Ajinkya Rahane, batting at No 7 after tearing a muscle in his hamstring on Day One, unleashed a couple of straight drives for fours.
Alas, a bad mix-up, which saw Shivam Dube hit the ball to the covers and sprint off for a single without realising that his partner (Rahane) was injured, and thus fell short of his crease as he hobbled his way to the other end - saw Rahane (9) trudging back to the pavilion, with the score now 86 for six.
