Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has often been seen appreciating young players on their special achievements in the game of cricket and comes to the support of some players when they are in the middle of criticism. However, this time, the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, criticized some players for their average performances in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.
After a good start, the @MumbaiCricAssoc batters played some ordinary cricket. On the other hand, Vidarbha have kept things simple and put Mumbai under pressure. I am sure there will be many exciting sessions in this game as the match unfolds. The wicket has grass cover, but the… pic.twitter.com/vVLI4QRGPP
---Advertisement---— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 10, 2024
It’s time for the Ranji Trophy Final.
It’s Mumbai Vs Vidharbha – the Maharashtrian derby. pic.twitter.com/T8QK2H18Mz
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 10, 2024
Mumbai looked in a strong position in the first hour of the morning session with Prithvi Shaw and Lalwani briskly scoring runs. The dominated the first 17 overs of the match where both players found their range and played safe cricket.
After the first drinks break in the 18th over, the Vidarbha players regrouped and corrected their lines and lengths. The Akshay Wadkar-led team was rewarded straight away as Mumbai went from 80/0 in 19 overs to 109/4 in 33 overs in the morning session of the game.
High…and almost into his own dressing room 🔥@imShard smashes one straight down the ground for a 6⃣. He has played some sparkling shots so far, trying to steady the ship for Mumbai. 👌@IDFCFIRSTBank | #Final | #MUMvVID
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) March 10, 2024
At the time of writing, Mumbai had slipped further losing two more wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer after Lunch. At the time of writing, Mumbai were 128/6 with Shardul Thakur and Shams Mulani in the crease.
Senior batters in the team – Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane – scored in single digits (7) in the game. After Shaw (46) and Lalwani (37), Mumbai’s score card looked like a phone number with four batters registering their scores in single digits.
