AFTER 23 years, Madhya Pradesh have managed to achieve the finals of Ranji Trophy as they defeated Bengal by 174 runs. They will now meet the 41-time Ranji Trophy winners Mumbai, who beat Uttar Pradesh. MP’s final look within the remaining of the premier home match got here within the 1998-99 season. Incidentally, the MP’s present coach Chandrakant Pandit was captaining the MP staff again then. Pandit’s CV may have one other memorable achievement if he manages to take one more unfancied staff to a title.
MP’s win got here on the again of a five-wicket haul by the left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya who restricted Bengal to 175 runs.
Chasing 350 for a spot within the remaining, Bengal resumed their day at 96 for 4 with the in a single day batsmen Abhimanyu Easwaran and Anustup Majumdar. However MP’s bowling assault didn’t give them any probability, particularly Kartikeya who completed with an eight-wicket-match haul. Apart from Kartikeya, Gaurav Yadav and Saransh Jain completed with three and two wickets respectively. The staff managed to wrap up the final day’s play in mere 28.2 overs.
Meanwhile, Mumbai defeated Uttar Pradesh by advantage of first-innings lead. The final day was a mere formality as Mumbai resumed on 449 for 4 and continued to bat on. The in a single day batsmen Sarfaraz Khan and Shams Mulani went on to attain an unbeaten 59 and 51 runs respectively and Mumbai lastly declared their innings on 533 for 4.
A positive all-round bowling show from Madhya Pradesh helped them full a 174-run win over Bengal on Day 5 of the @Paytm #RanjiTrophy #SF1 & safe a spot within the #Final. 👏 👏 #BENvMP
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) June 18, 2022
Pandit vs Muzumdar
Even earlier than the staff strikes out to Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium for the ultimate, the controversy about Pandit vs Muzumdar has begun. A former Mumbai participant and coach, Pandit has coached the Mumbai staff to Ranji Trophy triumph. Muzumdar has performed underneath Pandit’s tenure as coach up to now.
“Why Amol, think about what would be going through the minds of any Mumbaikar. Amol is an experienced player, he was with me, I have spent time with him. He knows my mind; and I know his. Putting both of us together, it’s a Mumbai mind, so let’s see what happens. Nobody is going to decide who is best, who is not the best,” Pandit stated after the semi-finals. “I’m happy that these boys are entering the final after 20 odd years.”
Mumbai superior to the @Paytm #RanjiTrophy #Final on the idea of the first-innings lead after their #SF2 conflict towards Uttar Pradesh led to a draw. 👏 👏 #MUMvUP
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) June 18, 2022
Muzumdar too doesn’t need to get trapped within the debates about coaches.
“It’s a match, the final match. We are just focussing on the process. It starts in the dressing room and it ends on the ground. That is what we are following and we are not focussing on what is happening outside,” Muzumdar stated.
“There is some massive talent out there and I’m happy with the way they have responded to situations. I always believed that as a coach you need to understand their mentality. Every player wants space. When I was a player, I wanted space and as a coach, I believe in giving that space. I do not interfere in their life post 6pm.”
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Mumbai’s final look in Ranji Trophy remaining got here in 2017 the place they misplaced to Gujarat. It’s a brand new staff and other than Dhawal Kulkarni and Prithvi Shaw, nobody has performed any Ranji Trophy remaining earlier than.