Mumbai clinches 42nd times Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha
Mumbai once again won the Ranji Trophy final for the 42nd time and brought the title against Vidarbha for the Ranji Trophy season 2024.
Ajinkya Rahane led the Mumbai Ranji to clinch the 42nd title
By defeating Vidarbha Ajinkya Rahane led the Mumbai Ranji team to clinch the 42nd title, they ended an 8-year drought, last time they won the 2015-16 Ranji season, Mumbai reached 48 times in the Ranji final whereas Vidarbha reached 3 times after first Inning Vidarbha showed resilience and they fought well.
MCA announced prize money
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was elated with the win and has announced to double the prize money for the winning team. Hence Mumbai Ranji team will receive an additional 5 crores.
“MCA President Amol Kale and Apex Council have decided to double the Ranji Trophy prize money. The MCA will pay an additional sum of ₹5 crore to the winning Mumbai Ranji Trophy team. It has been a great year for the MCA as the association has won 7 titles and we have made it to knockout stage in all age groups in BCCI tournaments,”
Ajinkya Rahane is the 26th Mumbai captain
India’s veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane is the 26th Mumbai captain to win the Ranji Trophy as he was blessed with a team that included players like Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur.
Shardul Thakur played important inning for Mumbai
“It is very special. We had won in my debut season, but then a couple of years went by just like that. When we won in 2015-16, we did not have any Test players on our side. That was an achievement in itself. The Ranji Trophy is a very long season. I joined the team in the last league match. But all the boys in the team, including the support staff, everyone has been working very hard since June. As we are winning the trophy in March, this feeling is very special,” Shardul Thakur said, according to ESPNCricinfo.
“We play cricket for challenging situations. Everyone can perform in easy situations but what matters is who performs for the team in challenging situations. So I always think like that – not to just pull the team out of the tough situation but also to put a good total on the board, so that there is a psychological effect as well on the opponents.
The same happened in the semi-final and final. We were seven down for 110 [106], and I scored a big hundred. Here, too, we were in a similar situation in the first innings. I could score 75 from there and increase the team’s total. I feel the 200-plus total helped us win today,” he added.
BCCI Announced Prize money for Ranji champion
Last year, the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) raised the prize money for the Ranji Trophy Champions to ₹5 crore. As the MCA announced an additional amount of ₹5 crore, the winning Mumbai team is set to get a whopping ₹10 crore as prize money.
Dhawal Kulkarni took retirement
Mumbai Pace Bowler Dhawal Kulkarni took retirement from cricket , Dhawal got wicket in his last ball of the career . he took 4 wicket in the final game against Vidarbha in which he got 3 wickets in first inning and 1 wicket in second inning .
42nd RANJI TROPHY FOR MUMBAI…!!!
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