Robin Morris stars in Mumbai's facile victory

A fine all-round performance by Robin Morris highlighted Mumbai's ten wicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone Ranji Trophy one day match at the Central College Ground in Baroda on Saturday.

Opting to bat, Maharashtra ran into trouble against Mumbai's four pronged pace attack. The bowlers justified the strategy adopted by Mumbai and ran through the batting, restricting Maharashtra to 167/9 in 50 overs. Robin Morris made his comeback to the Mumbai side with figures of 2/12. Santosh Saxena (2/27) and Swapnil Hazare (2/38) were the other wicket-takers.

In reply, Mumbai crossed their modest target in the 33rd over. The openers Robin Morris (93 not out, 6x4, 6x6) and Wasim Jaffer (64 not out, 9x4, 1x6) scored at a brisk pace and the end came quickly. Robin, who returned to the Mumbai side after a year's stint with Orissa, played a stellar role in his team earning two points.