Ranji round-up: Agarkar scripts Mumbai win
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 at 21:30 | Updated Nov 20, 2009 at 21:39
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Mumbai: Riding on fine performances from veteran Ajit Agarkar and left-arm spinners Iqbal Abdulla and Harmeet Singh, Mumbai staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Himachal Pradesh by 85 runs in their Group A Super League Ranji Trophy match on Friday.
The hosts, who were bundled out for a paltry 162 in their first innings and conceded an 84-run lead, bowled out Himachal for 166 in 67 overs 13 minutes before tea after setting the visitors a target of 252 to win, thereby registering their first outright win in the tournament.
The chief architects of the victory for Mumbai were Agarkar, who top-scored for the hosts with 45 and 102 not out, and the duo of Iqbal and Harmeet, both claiming seven wickets in the match with the former also scoring a priceless half century in the second innings.
Himachal began the day at four for no loss needing another 248 runs to win. However, chances of an upset vanished in the first hour itself as their two openers were dismissed within the first 10 overs.
Sangram Singh (2) was the first to go losing his wicket due to good fielding by Rohit Sharma, while Bhavin Thakkar, who had scored a gritty 84 in the first essay, was caught behind off pacer Aavishkar Salvi.
In another game, hosts Karnataka salvaged three points by virtue of first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Bengal that ended in a draw on Friday.
With the 199 run first innings lead Karnataka pocked three points and took their tally to eleven from three games, while Bengal, with one point from the encounter, have seven points from as many games.
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