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TN spin out Mumbai to innings defeat

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on January 23, 2015

Tamil Nadu 417 (Indrajith 101, Shankar 95, Girap 4-87) beat Mumbai 141 (Iyer 50, Rahil 7-34) and 232 (S Yadav 65, Iyer 52, Srinivas 3-27) by an innings and 44 runs
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Tamil Nadu spun out Mumbai to only their fourth innings defeat ever in the Ranji Trophy, and the first since 1951 against Gujarat. Mumbai resumed their second innings on 12 for 1 and were bowled out for 232 in 102.5 overs, still 44 short of making the hosts bat again. The only batsmen to reach double figures were opener Aditya Tare (36), Shreyas Iyer (52), captain Suryakumar Yadav (65) and Siddhesh Lad (42). Wasim Jaffer departed early in the day for 3 but Tare and Iyer put on 84 for the third wicket. Mumbai were 97 for 2 and then 175 for 4 as Yadav and Lad added 75 but fell apart once more against spin.
Left-arm spinner Aushik Srinivas led with three wickets, including that of the Mumbai captain. Rahil Shah, whose left-arm spin had brought him 7 for 34 in the first innings, added two more to his tally. Even M Vijay's part-time offbreaks fetched him two strikes, those of Tare and Iyer.
Railways 213 for 4 (Bhosale 54) v Jammu & Kashmir
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Only 54 overs were possible in Delhi after a washed-out second day, and Railways moved from 50 for 1 to 213 for 4. Rohan Bhosale fell soon after completing his half-century while opener Nitin Bhille fell five short of the mark. Arnab Nandi (33) departed in the next over after Bhosale's fall as Railways slipped to 138 for 4. Arindam Ghosh (31 not out) and captain Mahesh Rawat (44 not out) put on 75 for the fifth wicket to guide the side past 200.
Bengal 141 for 4 (Chatterjee 60, Saha 45*) v Uttar Pradesh
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No play was possible for the second day running in Ghaziabad, where the umpires decided to call it stumps due to a wet outfield after an inspection at 3 pm.