Ranji Trophy: Mumbai created a panic in world cricket due to Shardul Thakur’s hat -trick, for the first time in 152 years, the world was surprised

Mumbai script history: Mumbai took a 127 -run lead over the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Thursday with the help of Captain Ajinkya Rahane (83 runs) and Siddhesh Lad (89 runs) after Shardul Thakur’s hat -trick. Thakur got a lot of help on the bowlers’ Mufid Pitch on the first day and his fellow bowlers Mohit Awasthi (three wickets for 27), Sylvester D’Souza (two wickets for 14 runs) and Shams Mulani (one wicket for one run) were also well received. Due to which Mumbai covered Meghalaya for just 86 runs. During this time, Mumbai also did such a feat, which has happened for the second time in first class cricket.

Without Indian stars like Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mumbai did something that no one had imagined. For Mumbai, Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first and Thakur brought Meghalaya under pressure from the first over. Taking advantage of the moisture of the wicket and the new ball, the Indian all -rounder bowled in the right line and length and recorded the fifth hat -trick for Mumbai in the history of Ranji Trophy.

Thakur gave Mumbai an initial success by catching Meghalaya opener Nishant Chakraborty (0) on slip cordon on the fourth ball of the innings. Anirudh B (0) was also dismissed by Thakur’s second and fourth ball of the third over of the innings. Sumit Kumar (0) gave Mulani an easy catch on the third slip off the fifth ball of the over and Thakur again uprooted the off stump of left -handed batsman Jaskirat Sachdeva (0) on the final ball. Meghalaya scored five wickets for two runs.

Mohit dismissed the opener Arpit Subhash (2) on the first ball of the fourth over and took Meghalaya’s score to six wickets for two runs, threatening the Ranji Trophy to record the lowest score of the Ranji Trophy. During this time a big record was recorded in Mumbai. Actually, this is the first time after 1872, when a team has lost the first six wickets in first class cricket. In the match held on 13 February 1872, MCC lost 6 wickets against Surrey against Surrey.

It seemed at one time that Meghalaya would record the lowest score in the Ranji Trophy history, but Pringsang Sangma (19), captain Akash Kumar (16), Aneesh Charak (17) and Himan Fukan (28) dealing with the aggressive bowlers of Mumbai This did not happen. Meghalaya’s team was reduced to 86 runs in the first innings.

In response, Mumbai lost the wicket of Ayush Mhatre (05) quickly. Then Siddhesh Lad and Amogh Bhatkal tried to return the team by partnering for the second wicket, but Meghalaya bowler Aneesh Charak gave Mumbai a second blow to Mumbai. Amogh Bhatkal was dismissed for 28 runs. However, after this, Lad and Rahane formed an unbeaten partnership for the third wicket and brought the team to a strong position.

On the first day, at stumps, Siddhesh Lad scored 11 fours off 155 balls and 89 runs from a six and Rahane scored 83 runs off 150 balls and 83 runs. Mumbai has gained a lead of 127 runs on the first day.

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