Mumbai Vs Vidarbha Live Score, Ranji Trophy Semifinal Day 3: Follow Scorecard And Match Action From Nagpur

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Live Score, Ranji Trophy semi-final Day 3 (Mumbai Cricket Team vs Vidarbha Cricket Team): Hello and welcome to the live blog of Day 3’s play of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 semifinal match between defending champions Mumbai and Vidarbha. The match is taking place at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur and is streaming live on the Jio Hotstar app and website.

Left-arm spinner Parth Rekhade struck thrice in an over as Mumbai slipped to a precarious 188 for 7 in reply to Vidarbha’s first innings total of 383, trailing by 195 runs at stumps on Day Two.

Mumbai opener Akash Anand was battling at one end, unbeaten on 67, with the last recognised batter, Tanush Kotian, on 5 not out at the other, as their title defence came under intense pressure from a disciplined and persistent Vidarbha side on their home ground.

Mumbai were steady at 113 for two at one stage but Rekhade, playing only his second First-Class match, ripped open the Ranji champions’ batting line-up, first with an innocuous delivery which claimed the prized scalp of Ajinkya Rahane in the 41st over.

Rahane’s defensive prod had the ball rolling back to his stumps and knock off the bails, ending his stay for a 24-ball 18 which also had an outside edge flying between the wicketkeeper and the first slip.

Two deliveries later, Suryakumar Yadav (0) then paid a heavy price for a hard-handed frontfoot prod as an inside edge was sharply collected by Danish Malewar at silly point over his head.

Another couple of deliveries later, Shivam Dube (0), who had claimed 5/49 in Vidarbha’s first innings, was also caught for a two-ball duck like his India T20I teammate Suryakumar as Mumbai slipped from 113/2 to 113/5.

It soon became 118/6 for the Rahane-led side, losing four wickets for a mere five runs, when Shams Mulani was trapped leg-before by Harsh Dubey for his first wicket.

Anand then forged a crucial 60-run stand with Shardul Thakur but their partnership did not last long.

Thakur, who has persistently come to Mumbai’s rescue with the bat this season, did produce a fightback but could not push on for a big knock, perishing for a 41-ball 37 with four fours and a six with his knock having all the elements of his trademark counterattack.

Playing XIs

Mumbai: Ayush Mhatre, Akash Anand (WK), Siddhesh Lad, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias

Vidarbha: Atharva Taide, Dhruv Shorey, Danish Malewar, Karun Nair, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar (C & WK), Harsh Dubey, Nachiket Bhute, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur, Parth Rekhade