Mumbai. A match of Ranji Trophy 2024 between Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh is being played at Wankhede Stadium. UP captain Nitish Rana has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The UP team led by Team India’s star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar defeated Mumbai on the very first day. Till the time of writing the news, Mumbai team has scored 123 runs and lost 6 wickets. On the first day, their top batsmen including captain Ajinkya Rahane flopped. The year 2024 is absolutely right for Rahane. Already he is walking out of Team India. Whereas in the last four innings of Ranji Trophy, he has been able to score only 24 runs.
Ankit Rajput made victim
Mumbai captain Rahane yearned to score runs in the third consecutive match of Ranji Trophy. In the match against Andhra, Rahane was out on the very first ball without opening the account. Whereas against Kerala he scored zero runs in the first innings and 16 runs in the second innings. Rahane’s fans had hoped that he would return to the home ground. But this time also his bat did not speak. Rahane, who came to bat at number four, could score only 8 runs in 29 balls with the help of one four. Ankit Rajput got him caught out by Shivam Sharma.
Bhuvneshwar created an uproar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been performing well ever since his return to first class cricket. In the match against Bengal, Bhuvi took eight wickets for 41 runs. Whereas against Mumbai, he made opener Jai Vista (27) and Shivam Dubey (4) his victims. Apart from them, Ankit Rajput and Aaqib Khan also took two wickets each.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 26, 2024, 14:35 IST