Mumbai v Bengal - Ranji Trophy - Group A - Day 3 – Live Score and Update
Mumbai 297 & 294/5d v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 201 & 47/0 (16.0 ov) - Bengal require another 344 runs with 10 wickets remaining
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy, as the Bengals require 344 runs to win on the final day of the four-day match being played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
The match was equally poised as Mumbai never posted a heavy total on the board, which gave Bengal as chance to match their opponents; however, Mumbai also never let the Bengals gain an upper hand which has now helped them secure a commendable position before going into the final day of play.
With 297 in their first innings, Mumbai bowled-out the opposition on 201, with AA Chavan taking four wickets.
After the Bengal batsmen were restricted from scoring big against them, it was time for the Mumbai batsmen to forge a second innings total that would thrash Bengal’s chances to even thinking of winning the match.
Mumbai resumed play on the penultimate day from six without a loss, and the openers took the score to 32 before suffering the first casualty in the innings when W Jaffer had his stumps obliterated for 19.
It was then time for HN Shah to come in the middle, but before the second-wicket partnership could leave an impression, KR Pawar was dismissed for 31 runs to his name. By this time, Mumbai had posted 72 runs, and were looking to continue the scoring rate in order to end the day with something impressive on the scoreboard.
Mumbai’s batting duo led their side towards 113 runs before this partnership also met its demise on the wicket of skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309, who fell after scoring only 14 runs.
The arrival of AM Nayar turned around the course of the innings, as he forged a resounding partnership with Shah. Both batsmen launched a blatant batting onslaught and lit up the scoreboard by posting 271 runs.
While Shah departed after belting a fabulous knock of 118, Nayar stayed unbeaten on 73, as his side piled 294 runs at stumps.
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