Mushir Khan, the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, made a splash during the Ranji Trophy tournament with his all-round performance. He scored a century against the Haryana team and subsequently took six wickets in bowling. Due to this feat, he achieved a unique milestone for Mumbai Cricket Club that had not been seen since 1990-91.
Mushir became the first player in Mumbai's history to score a hundred runs and take five or more wickets in a single Ranji match, replicating the achievement of Ravi Shastri from the 1990-91 season. The 21-year-old left his mark in the match played in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The Mumbai team scored 430 runs in the first innings. In response, Haryana scored 270 runs in 107.5 overs. Mushir took 6 wickets for 85 runs, claiming the first five wickets of Haryana. However, Nishant Sindhu fought hard, remaining unbeaten on 105 runs.
Thanks to Mumbai's first innings, they gained an advantage of 160 runs and decided to enforce the follow-on on Haryana. By the end of the third day, Haryana had scored 73 runs in 21 overs, losing 2 wickets. The team was still behind by 87 runs and had eight wickets remaining.
In the second innings, Mushir also took one wicket. Ankit Kumar, captain of Haryana, was dismissed by Tanush Kotian, while opener Himanshu Rana sustained an injury, being out after the ball hit his helmet from a delivery by Sylvester D'Souza. Mushir caught Diru Singh, who caught the ball at backward square leg.
Nishant Sindhu remained unbeaten on 105 runs off 251 balls in the first innings. His innings included eight fours and one six. He spent 333 minutes on the field and added 22 runs in the second innings by the end of the day, remaining undefeated. Yashwardhan Dalal was unbeaten on 13 runs.
After the day's play, Mushir noted that the pitch had become quite slow. Mumbai spinners were trying to bowl in areas where the ball received more lift and spin.
Nishant Sindhu stated that he has experience playing on turning pitches from playing domestic cricket in Lakhli. There, the ball spun more than it pitched, so he felt playing on the Mumbai pitch was easier. Sindhu added that it was important to bat long according to the team's needs, as the pitch was not completely flat, and the situation could become complicated.
Sindhu, who participated in the Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans camps in the IPL, also mentioned that by interacting with players like M.S. Dhoni, he learned the importance of playing according to the team's circumstances.
In another Ranji Trophy match, the Tamil Nadu team defeated Railway by 5 wickets at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. Railway started its second innings with 107 runs for 9 wickets, and its second innings concluded at 108 runs. AR Sai Kishore took 4 wickets for 39 runs, J. Hemchudeshan took 3 wickets for 21 runs, and Ajit Ram took 2 wickets for 26 runs. Sahab Singh scored 42 runs for Railway.
The Tamil Nadu team also faced difficulties in chasing the target of 128 runs. N. Jagadish was bowled by Taufiq Mandal, and Baba Indrajit fell victim, scoring 23 runs. Following this, Andre Siddharth led the team to victory by scoring 56 runs unbeaten off 128 balls. Tamil Nadu won the match by scoring 130 runs for 5 wickets in 59.1 overs, earning 6 points, while Railway earned no points.
In the match in Chandigarh against Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh declared its first innings, scoring 685 runs for 5 wickets. In response, Himachal Pradesh scored 340 runs in 104 overs, losing 3 wickets. Dinesh Mahajan scored 121 runs, Shubham Arora was out for 96 runs, and Pukhraj Man remained unbeaten on 50 runs. Chandigarh held a lead of 345 runs.
In Dehradun, Rajasthan declared its second innings, scoring 290 runs for 5 wickets. Rajasthan had scored 272 runs in the first innings, while Uttarakhand's first innings total was 194 runs. For Rajasthan, Karan Lamb was unbeaten on 100 runs, and Kunaal Rathore scored 77 runs. Mayank Mishra took 3 wickets for 115 runs. By the end of the day, Uttarakhand scored 38 runs in 9 overs without losing wickets. Tejasvi Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 31 runs. Uttarakhand still needs 331 runs.