MUMBAI: It’s on a razor’s edge, this Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Saurashtra at the MCA’s ground in BKC. At the halfway stage of this intriguing contest, it’s difficult to predict the winner.
After 26 wickets fell on the first two days — 14 on Day 2 itself — on a minefield of a pitch where the ball is turning square, this match could end up with any team on Day 3. Starting the day on 36 for 2, Mumbai saw their big guns Suryakumar Yadav (95, 107b, 14x4, 1x6) and Sarfaraz Khan (75, 121b, 7x4, 1x6) come to the party, but with Saurashtra’s spinners Dharmendrasingh Jadeja (4-70) and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (4-43) firing away regularly, the hosts folded up for 230.
