Ranji Trophy Final, Day 2 Live: Sarfaraz scores ton, Mumbai 8 down

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: Seven deep fielder's now, four in the leg side alone, and Sarfaraz slogs it over them into the stands. Mumbai 340/8

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: Five fielders in the deep and Sarfaraz bashes Kartikeya over his head to bring up his fourth hundred of the Ranji season. As always, a massive release of emotion in an extended celebration that makes the fans roar louder. Mumbai 329/8

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Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: 23rd over of the second new ball and it is still hooping around, a lovely away curler from Anubhav finds Sarfaraz's edge and flies between keeper and first slip. Mumbai 310/7

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: No way he should be taking a boundary off a pretty decent Gaurav Yadav delivery with just a dab, and deep point and third man around, but his timing and placement are top-notch. Mumbai 300/7

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: Sarfaraz has taken a nasty hit and gone down. He swung Gaurav Yadav for four behind square and while watching the ball go past the fielder's dive, dashed straight into the fast bowler. He is back on his feet after some treatment now. Mumbai: 293/7

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: With spin coming on, Sarfaraz has brought out the sweep. MP have deep backward square leg, square leg and midwicket pushed back, but he still finds the gap a couple of times for fours, forcing them to tweak their field. Mumbai: 287/6

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru: No spin to start the second morning unlike day one. MP go for seam from both ends under overcast skies with the second new ball. Mumbai: 248/6

MP strike with the second ball on Day 2 of the Ranji final. They had several lbw appeals turned down on day one, but this time Shams Mulani was dead in front. Gaurav Yadav was rewarded early for his luckless toil yesterday. Mumbai: 248/6

Abhishek Purohit from Bengaluru

“I was preparing for this tour back home. Even when I joined the Sussex team. I played 3 Ranji Trophy games for Saurashtra. I found my rhythm in that series. I knew that I was batting well. When I hit my first 100 in my first game with Sussex, I knew everything was back to normal. I was finding my footwork, my back lift, everything was coming along well. After that I made sure I enjoyed the game. The most important thing was to have a good time on the field,” said Pujara. Also Read

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Ranji Trophy final being played between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh. The 41-times champion Mumbai are looking to add another feather in their cap, while Madhya Pradesh will be hoping to win their first title.