Baroda vs Mumbai: Shreyas Iyer Falls For Duck; Tanush Kotiyan's Spell Spices Up Ranji Trophy Contest

Baroda vs Mumbai: Shreyas Iyer fell for a duck as Mumbai conceded a first innings lead to Baroda but Tanush Kotiyan's first spell in the second innings has spiced up Ranji Trophy contest.

Baroda vs Mumbai: Baroda are taking on Mumbai in the first round Ranji Trophy 2024-25 fixture at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. In a clash between two strong sides, the tide has turned one way and the other quite a few times already. The home team batted first and were bowled out for 290 in the first innings with Mitesh Patel and Atit Sheth scoring half-centuries.

Baroda then managed to take a first innings lead as they bowled the defending champions out for 214 in the first innings. Ayush Mhatre scored a half-century for Mumbai and Hardik Tamore scored 40 but there was no other innings of significance in Mumbai's first innings with Shreyas Iyer departing for a duck and Prithvi Shaw getting out for 7.

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However, Mumbai have still managed to make a match out of the Baroda vs Mumbai game with Tanush Kotian's opening spell reducing Baroda to 41/6 in the second innings. The right-arm off-break bowler scalped 3 wickets to put Baroda on backfoot early in the second innings, getting rid of Raj Limbani, Shashwat Rawat and Mitesh Patel.

Captain Krunal Pandya To The Rescue For Baroda

With their backs against the ball, Baroda captain Krunal Pandya has come to the rescue for the hosts. The left-hander along with Atit Seth has stitched a partnership which has started a fight for Baroda who have taken their lead to over 150 at Lunch on Day 3, with their total at 75/6.

With Mumbai set to bat fourth on this surface, it would not be an easy target for them even the hosts manage to add 40-50 more runs from here with their skipper unbeaten on 25.