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Siddhesh Lad showed game awareness and attention to detail on a surface where no batsman was truly settled at any stage stood out as he single-handedly crafted Mumbai's recovery that eventually set the base for a huge lead and a win

Saurashtra coach Sitanshu Kotak said his bowlers tried too many things on the third day of the Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai, which his side eventually lost by an innings and 21 runs

Shardul Thakur extended his match haul to eight to knock Saurashtra out for 115 and seal Mumbai's 41st Ranji title

Hardik Rathod, who took late wickets on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final to keep Saurashtra's hopes alive, said his team hopes to clean up Mumbai's lower order early and bat well on the third day

Shreyas Iyer made a sparking century to put Mumbai in the lead against Saurashtra, despite late strikes, on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final in Pune

Dhawal Kulkarni, returning from injury, and Shardul Thakur combined well to leave Saurashtra at 192 for 8 on a green track in Pune

Aditya Tare, the Mumbai captain, has dismissed suggestions that his team enters the Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra as overwhelming favourites

Mumbai have almost won more Ranji Trophy titles than the rest of India combined. Saurashtra, who started their journey this year in Group C, have none and will be looking to complete a giant killing

Mumbai made it to the Ranji Trophy final for the first time in three seasons, but were denied an outright win courtesy centuries from Naman Ojha (113) and Harpreet Singh (105).

Centuries by Suryakumar Yadav and Aditya Tare helped Mumbai gain the upper hand by setting Madhya Pradesh a mammoth target of 571 on day four in Cuttack

Jaydev Unadkat's second five-wicket haul that took his match tally to 11 scalps triggered Assam's disintegration and facilitated Saurashtra's first entry into the Ranji Trophy final in three seasons

Aditya Tare and Suryakumar Yadav's unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 190 extended Mumbai's lead to 429 with seven wickets in hand at stumps on day three

Cheteshwar Pujara said his experience and understanding of his game helped him switch plans with ease during the semi-final against Assam

Cheteshwar Pujara dipped into an imprint that has defined his standing as a Test batsman, and provided the critical nudge that advanced Saurashtra's position in the Ranji Trophy semi-final in Vadodara

Madhya Pradesh wobble their way to 197 for 5 at stumps on Day 2, trailing Mumbai by 174 runs, with Ojha and Ankit Dane having put together an unbroken 60-run stand when play ended

Saurashtra's quicks enjoyed the lateral movement from the surface, but it was their patience and attention to detail that paid rich dividends during testing periods

Saurashtra pacers trigger batting meltdown even as Amit Verma's unbeaten 74 adds some substance to Assam's total of 193 for 7 at stumps on Day 1

A brisk 90 from Shreyas Iyer and fifties from captain Aditya Tare (68) and Siddhesh Lad (57*) led Mumbai to a strong 327 for 7 on the first day of the semi-final against Madhya Pradesh in Cuttack

Assam may be playing their first ever Ranji Trophy semi-final, but the team's coach Sanath Kumar has insisted that the main priority is to ensure that the players enjoy themselves

Mumbai hold the aces going into the Ranji semi-final, but Madhya Pradesh will bank on pluck and collective effort to raise title aspirations for the first time in over a decade and a half