Mumbai collapse in 500th Ranji game

The much-vaunted Mumbai batting line-up came a cropper on a lively track against the Baroda pace bowling duo of Atit Sheth and Lukman Meriwala as the hosts were shot out for a paltry 171 on day one of their 500th Ranji Trophy game here on Thursday.

In reply, Baroda made 63 for 1 in 26 overs in their first innings in the Group C match at the Wankhede Stadium.It was a combination of impressive swing and seam bowling from right-arm Atit (5 for 50) and left-arm Meriwala (5 for 52), aided by poor shots attempted by the Mumbai batsmen that sent the home team to the doom.

For Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare, who opened the innings, stood tall in making 50 before being bowled off the inside edge by Atit.Losing the toss, Mumbai plunged deep into trouble to be 5 for 2 by the third over, with Atit sending back in-form opener Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane for ducks, and never fully recovered from these early setbacks.

Shaw was bowled through the gate, while Rahane edged a drive to rival captain Deepak Hooda at first slip. Tare was fifth out just before lunch. He played diligently, facing 82 balls and struck 8 fours. Brief scores

Group A

At Alur: Karnataka 384/4 in 90 overs (R Samarth 58, M Agarwal 169 batting, M Pandey 74) v Delhi.

At Pune: Maharashtra 249/5 in 90 overs (A Bawne 92, R Motwani 52 batting) v Railways.

At Guwahati: Uttar Pradesh 349 in 73.2 overs (U Yadav 127, S Kumar 133) v Assam 25/0 in 7 overs.

Group B

At Rohtak: Haryana 99/7 in 44 overs (P Singh 3/25) v Rajasthan.

At Jamshedpur: Jammu & Kashmir 357/6 in 90 overs (S Khajuria 101, O Shah 79 batting, P Bisht 101 batting) v Jharkhand.

At Rajkot: Saurashtra 311/1 in 90 overs (C Pujara 115 batting, S Patel 156 batting) v Gujarat.

Group C

At Mumbai: Mumbai 171 all out in 56.2 overs (Aditya Tare 50, Atit Sheth 5/50, Lukman Meriwala 5/52) vs Baroda 63/1 in 26 overs.

At Cuttack: Tamil Nadu 292/3 in 90 overs (M Vijay 140, N Jagadeesan 88, B Indrajith 41 batting) v Odisha

At Agartala: Andhra 252/2 in 90 overs (D Prasanth 120 batting, G Vihari 62, R Bhui 49 batting) v Tripura

Group D

At Kalyani: Vidarbha 285/1 in 83 overs (F Fazal 142, R Sanjay 117 batting) v Bengal.

At Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh 175 in 44.2 overs (S Ruikar 3/20) v Chhattisgarh 91/1 in 34 overs (R Tiwari 46 batting, A Singh 40 batting).

At Delhi: Services 228/8 in 90 overs (N Verma 64, V Yadav 61 batting) v Goa.

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