Mumbai, the domestic cricket superpower, is back, after an agonizing eight-year wait, to reclaim the Ranji Trophy, their 42nd in all, in an action-packed 500-minute drama on the final day of the finale against Vidarbha, at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Spurred by skipper Akshay Wadkar\u2019s heroic century, backed up Harsh Dubey\u2019s brave half-century and his seventh-wicket partnership with Wadkar in a marathon stand that kept the battle alive till the final day, the batsmen proved that they too have it in them to defy bowlers, in captivating style and spirit.<\/p>\n
Also Read: Akshay Wadkar scripts history with captain\u2019s knock in Ranji Trophy Finals despite Mumbai\u2019s dominance<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n But Vidarbha\u2019s dream of a first-ever became Mumbai\u2019s unmatched 41st victory, thanks to their impeccable bowling that stopped roaring Vidarbha 169 runs short of a whopping 538-run target.<\/p>\n The Vidarbha skipper, with the holy waters of the Wankhede where the twin World Cup titles were won, flowing through those veins, played like a man possessed.<\/p>\n So did the Mumbai bowlers after two relatively easy games en route the final. Skipper Dhawal Kulkarni kept screaming his patriotism and passion through the stump microphones, and four wickets did occasionally make that decibel level a full-blown roar of a tigress too late in the day.<\/p>\n \ud835\udc02. \ud835\udc07. \ud835\udc00. \ud835\udc0c. \ud835\udc0f. \ud835\udc08. \ud835\udc0e. \ud835\udc0d. \ud835\udc12! \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n Congratulations and a round of applause for the 4\u20e32\u20e3-time #RanjiTrophy<\/a> winners \u2013 Mumbai \ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udc4f#Final<\/a> | #MUMvVID<\/a> | @MumbaiCricAssoc<\/a> | @IDFCFIRSTBank<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U5AuVayGzt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n