da betsul： Mumbai were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on thethird day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match againstRajasthan at the Wankhede stadium on Monday
06-Mar-2000Mumbai were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on thethird day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match againstRajasthan at the Wankhede stadium on Monday. Ahead by 107 runs on thefirst innings, Mumbai declared their second innings at 285 forfive. Requiring 393 runs for victory, Rajasthan were 26 for one atclose.Rajasthan, 224 for nine overnight, were all out for the addition ofonly five runs. Mumbai then spent almost the rest of the dayconsolidating their position. Skipper Sameer Dighe (64) and AmitPagnis (19) put on 53 runs for the first wicket off 16.2 overs. ThenDighe and Jatin Paranjpe maintained the momentum by adding 91 runs forthe second wicket off 26 overs. While Dighe faced 116 balls and hitnine fours, Paranjpe faced 114 balls and hit eight of them to theropes. Finally, Amol Muzumdar (63 not out) and Sushant Manjrekar (61)added 117 runs for the fifth wicket off 22.2 overs. While Muzumdarfaced 95 balls and hit six fours, the more aggressive Manjrekar facedonly 77 balls and hit ten fours and a six.