The final match of Ranji Trophy 2024 was played between Mumbai and Vidarbha. Mumbai won this match by 169 runs on the fifth day. With this, Mumbai has won the Ranji Trophy title for the 42nd time. Mumbai had given a target of more than 500 runs to Vidarbha to win the final match. In reply, Vidarbha team collapsed for 368 runs on the fifth day. Captain Akshay Wadkar scored a brilliant century for Vidarbha but he alone cannot lead the team to victory. Wadkar was out after scoring 102 runs. In this matter, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar tweeted and wished Mumbai all the best.
3 players played important roles in Mumbai's victory
Shardul Thakur
Mumbai's batting was not special in the first innings of the final match but Shardul Thakur emerged as a troubleshooter for the team in the first innings. In the first innings, Shardul Thakur played a brilliant innings in difficult times for Mumbai and took the team's score beyond 200. In the first innings, Shardul Thakur played an inning of 73 runs on 69 balls. Shardul hit 8 fours and 3 sixes during his innings. Apart from this, Shardul also took one wicket while bowling in the first innings.
Musheer Khan
Musheer Khan, younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, who made his Test debut for Team India, played an important inning for Mumbai in the second innings of the final match. Musheer Khan scored a brilliant century in the second innings. Munshir scored 136 runs in the second innings. Apart from this, Musheer also performed brilliantly in bowling in the second innings. While bowling in the second innings, Musheer took 2 wickets and played an important role in the team's victory.
Shams Mulani
All-rounder Shams Mulani has also played an important role in this victory of Mumbai. Shams Mulani bowled in the match and took 4 wickets in both the innings. Out of which Shams Mulani took 3 wickets in the first innings while took one wicket in the second innings. Apart from this, while batting, Shams Mulani scored 13 runs in the first innings and 50 runs in the second innings.