Shayan Acharya

Mumbai was struggling at 47 for 7 at one stage before Shardul and Tanush Kotian forged a 63-run stand for the eighth wicket at the MCA-BKC ground, which helped the home team breach the 120-run mark.

Quality of umpiring was under scanner after umpire S. Ravi missed an apparent edge off Mumbai batter Shreyas Iyer’s bat. However, J&K captain Paras Dogra played down the issue.

After conceding a first-innings lead of 86, Mumbai was reeling at 101 for 7 when Shardul partnered with Tanush Kotian for the eighth wicket and ensured that his team ended the day at 274 for 7.

Dube missed the initial phases of the Ranji Trophy due to a back injury but returned to action for Mumbai and participated in white-ball tournaments.

Dube missed the initial stages of the Ranji Trophy due to a back injury but played the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 and Vijay Hazare Trophy.

After Yudhvir Singh took the remaining three wickets to wrap up Mumbai’s second innings, Jammu and Kashmir chased the target of 205 with five wickets in hand.

Jammu and Kashmir stunned a star-studded Mumbai by five wickets to inch closer to the knockouts of the Ranji Trophy here on Saturday.

With 22 points, Mumbai now needs to win its next game against Meghalaya with a bonus point and then wait for the outcome of the fixture between Jammu and Kashmir and Baroda.

Tendulkar, who was training at the MCA-BKC club ahead of a tournament involving former cricketers, was joined in by former India international Irfan Pathan, who was the mentor of the J&K side a few years ago.

For Assam, the fixture will see the return of Riyan Parag to competitive cricket as he was out with a shoulder injury. His last appearance was during the T20I series vs Bangladesh in October last year.