IMAGES from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final played between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Mumbai bowlers ripped into Vidarbha's batting on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Vidarbha are all out for 105. Mumbai have a 119-run first innings lead.
Tanush Kotian (3 for 7) took out Vidarbha's tail after Shams Mulani (3 for 32) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3 for 15) made early inroads.
Resuming on 31 for 3, Vidarbha received an early jolt.
Mumbai struck as early as the 4th over of the morning when Atharva Taide edged a ball that was seaming away, the keeper took a good catch as Dhaval Kulkarni struck.
Overnight batter Aditya Thakare and Yash Rathod then fought back to keep Vidarbha afloat in the first hour of the morning.
Thakare, who was beginning to get his eye in and find his feet, got a lifeline on 19 when he was dropped by silly point but it didn't do much harm.
Two overs later, spinner Shams Mulani trapped him LBW for 19.
Mulani struck soon again, this time Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar caught out for 5. Wadkar took a review for the edge to check if the ball and not his pad had brushed his bat. Third umpire sends him back and Vibarbha lost a review in the process.
Mulani picked his third wicket in three overs when he had Harsh Dubey caught out for 1. Vidarbha in all sorts of trouble at 88 for 7.
Yash Thakur hit a couple of boundaries before Mumbai's Tanush Kotian had Yash Rathod chopping the ball on to his stumps and leaving Vidarbha's batting in disarray.
Kotian took another two wickets to have Vidarbha all out for 105. And umpires called lunch after Mumbai dismissed Vidarbha and had them trailing by 119.