Suryakumar Yadav and Siddhesh Lad hit dogged half-centuries to propel Mumbai to 278 for five on the opening day of their group A Ranji Trophy encounter against Railways here Thursday.
While Surya (83) missed out on a hundred, Siddesh, who wore an anti-pollution mask to combat the toxic Delhi air, remained unbeaten on 80 with 11 boundaries to his credit.
Apart from their partnership, a number of Mumbai players including batsman Siddesh Lad wearing anti-pollution mask attracted attention at the Karnail Singh Stadium.
The Surya-Siddhesh combination added 129 runs for the fourth wicket before Anureet Singh struck with the old ball, removing the former.
Siddhesh, who has been in good form for the past couple of seasons, batted till stumps despite having some breathing problems. He played 165 balls, hitting 11 boundaries in the process.
Surya's innings had five boundaries and a six in 144 balls before Anureet forced him to edge one to skipper Mahesh Rawat behind the stumps.
Other Group A Matches
Saurashtra vs Chattisgarh
Saurashtra 1st Innings 282/3 (Cheteshwar Pujara 30, Harvik Desai 78, Snell Patel 91) vs Chattisgarh
Baroda vs Gujarat
Baroda 1st Innings 290 (Deepak Hooda 63, Siddharth Desai 5/109). Gujarat 15/0.
Maharashtra vs Vidarbha
Maharashtra 1st Innings 284/6 (Chirag Khurana 89) vs Vidarbha.