Mumbai crush Railways by 173 runs
Bengaluru, Sept. 23: Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw hit blistering hundreds to help Mumbai pile on 400 for five in fifty overs and defeat Railways by 173 runs on Sunday to record a third successive win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.
After opting to bat, it was a dominant show from Mumbai. Iyer ( 144 in 118 balls) and Shaw ( 129 in 81 balls) brutally punished a listless Railways attack. After that they bundled out the opposition for 227 in 42.4 overs, with Shams Mulani returning with figures of 3- 26. Mumbai is only the second side in domestic cricket to record 400 or plus score after Madhya Pradesh’s 412/ 6 versus Railways in 2010.
After Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane ( 3) departed early, it was the Iyer- Shaw duo who stole the limelight at the famed M
Chin naswa my Stadium. While Iyer smashed eight fours and ten sixes, teen- sensation Shaw had 14 fours and six other hits over the fence. The two conjured a 161- run stand for the second wicket to lay foundation for a big total. 18- year- old Shaw, who missed a hundred by a whisker in the first game, completed his maiden ListA century for Mumbai.
And it just took 61 balls for the right- handed Shaw to complete his breath- taking hundred. After Shaw departed, Iyer continued the onslaught before being caught by Harsh Tyagi off Anupreet Singh. Experienced Surya Kumar Yadav ( 67) and Siddesh Lad ( 30 not out) helped Mumbai reach the 400- run mark. It was an uphill task for Railways and they were never in the fray.
They kept losing wickets at regular intervals before being bundled out for 227. Railways skipper Saurabh Wakaskar ( 48), Prashant Awasthi ( 41) and Ankit Yadav ( 35 not out) showed some resistance, but that wasn’ t enough to take their side home.
— PTI