Mumbai vs Vidarbha Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final Updates Day 1: MUM 45/0; Shaw, Lalwani off to steady start

Dubey to Lalwani, pokes the delivery through extra cover for a single.

Thakare to continue. FOUR! Overpitched from the bowler, Lalwani leans onto his front foot to drive it through mid off. Seven runs from the over.

First bowling change, Harsh Dubey replaces Umesh Yadav. CHANCE! Shaw miscues his slog sweep, but the top edge beats the mid on fielder; two runs. Sharp turn on offer for the left-arm off-spinner there. Just two from the over.

Thakare to continue. Shaw cuts the second ball to deep cover for a single.. Lalwani clips through mid wicket for two runs.

Umesh to Shaw, one run off the first delivery with a drive through cover. Lalwani glances the fourth delivery down to fine leg for a single. Shaw gets room to drive and he does so with elan. Yash Thakur with a splendid effort to keep the shot down to three runs.

Shaw taps a delivery outside off from Thakare through point for a single. The first bit of movement off the surface, draws Lalwani into a forward defence and then leaves the batter.

Umesh to Lalwani, angling down on the pads again, Lalwani works it away for two runs. Yet again, Umesh makes an error with his line, offers a freebie on the pads and Lalwani very gracefully picks up another boundary.

Much better control from Thakare in this over as he gives away just two runs.

FOUR! Umesh strays on the pads again and this time Shaw does not miss out on the flick through square leg. Three more singles from the over.

Aditya Thakare from the other end. Lalwani on strike for the first time. FOUR! An. overpitching delivery angling into the batter first up, dispatches it through mid wicket. He flicks the third delivery behind square to pick a couple. Another clip through the on side from Lalwani gets him two more from the over.

Umesh to Shaw, on the pads and Shaw misses his flick. The second one is on the pads again and Shaw is rushed into his clip shot, not managing to connect. FOUR! Width on offer and Shaw drives it through the covers.

Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani make their way to the square to start the proceedings for Mumbai.

For Vidarbha, it is Umesh Yadav with the new ball.

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Tushar Deshpande eyes Ranji Trophy title with Mumbai to take another step towards realising the Indian dream

Having been a part of two losing finals, Deshpande is desperate to go all the way and end the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 on a high, with his team Mumbai playing Vidarbha on Sunday.

Vidarbha: Yash Dubey, Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Karun Nair, Akshay Wadkar, Aditya Sarvate, Yash Thakur, Harsh Dubey, Umesh Yadav, Aditya Thakare.

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw, Hardik Tamore, Bhupen Lalwani, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Tanush Kotian

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Confident that our youngsters won’t be overawed by Ranji Trophy final: Vidarbha bowler Wakhare

The veteran offie is confident that the ghosts of 2013-14, when Vidarbha was undone by a well-oiled Mumbai in the first-ever clash between the two teams, will have no bearing on this final.

So, it seems the Mumbai pacer will have a final match to say goodbye as he slots into the side in place of Mohit Avasthi.

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Ranji Trophy 2024 Final: Mumbai vs Vidarbha - Top five players to watch out for in the summit clash

Mumbai will look to secure a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title, when it takes on Vidarbha in the 2023/24 season final, at the Wankhede Stadium, on Sunday.

Vidarbha wins the toss, opts to bowl.

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Musheer Khan, Mohit Avasthi, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore(w), Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester DSouza, Suved Parkar, Amogh Bhatkal, Prasad Pawar, Suryansh Shedge, Atharva Ankolekar, Shivam Dube, Jay Gokul Bista, Royston Dias, Dhawal Kulkarni

Vidarbha: Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Aman Mokhade, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar(w/c), Aditya Sarwate, Akshay Wakhare, Yash Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Aditya Thakare, Faiz Fazal, Sanjay Raghunath, Rajneesh Gurbani, Lalit M Yadav, Siddhesh Wath, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Kale, Harsh Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Shubham Dubey

There is so much similarity and so many differences in what would be the last match – the Ranji Trophy final - of yet another gruelling senior domestic cricket season.

They belong to the same state. They speak the same language. But that’s where the similarities end, especially in cricket parlance, for Mumbai and Vidarbha.

The differences are stark, as stark as the one between Mumbai and any other domestic side.

Mumbai has won the glittering trophy a whopping 41 times and will be featuring in its 48th final of the 89 editions.

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