Ranji Trophy: Mumbai, Bengal extend perfect starts with crushing wins

Tanush Kotian's career-best 8/81 powered Mumbai to a 10-wicket win over Haryana, while Pradipta Pramanik claimed his maiden 10-wicket match haul in first-class cricket as Bengal thrashed Kerala by 287 runs in the Ranji Trophy on Thursday.Ranji Trophy: Tanush Kotian stars in Mumbai's crushing win over Haryana (PTI Photo)New Delhi,Oct 29, 2026 18:42 ISTTanush Kotian claimed a career-best 8/81 as Mumbai beat Haryana by 10 wickets, while Pradipta Pramanik picked up 10 wickets in a match for the first time in his first-class career to lead Bengal to a 287-run win over Kerala in the Ranji Trophy on Thursday.Mumbai needed just 10.4 overs to chase down a target of 97 after bowling Haryana out for 256 in their second innings. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who had scored a century in the first innings, led the chase with an unbeaten 67 off 39 balls, while Divyaansh Saxena remained not out on 30 off 25 deliveries.The win extended Mumbai's perfect start to the season, with the team registering three consecutive bonus-point victories. They had beaten Chandigarh at home and Himachal Pradesh away in the first two rounds.Kotian did the damage with the ball, taking eight wickets as Haryana struggled to build on their second-innings start. Having resumed the final day at 73/2, still trailing Mumbai, the hosts needed a substantial partnership to make a match of it. Samant Jakhar and Anuj Thakral offered some resistance, putting on 81 runs for the eighth wicket. Jakhar scored 40 before Kotian broke the stand, while Thakral remained unbeaten on 40. Haryana were eventually bowled out in the second session, leaving Mumbai with a modest target.Raghuvanshi made short work of the chase, reaching his half-century off just 29 balls. He finished with seven fours and three sixes, while Saxena struck two fours and two sixes as Mumbai wrapped up the match comfortably.PRAMANIK'S 10-WICKET HAUL SEALS BENGAL WIN Bengal continued their winning run with a 287-run victory over Kerala, with Pradipta Pramanik claiming his maiden 10-wicket match haul in first-class cricket.Kerala resumed the final day at 53/4 while chasing 408 but were bowled out for 120 in 38.4 overs. Pramanik finished with 6/51 in the second innings, adding to his first-innings figures of 4/44 to return match figures of 10/95.The left-arm spinner struck early on Thursday, dismissing Kerala captain Vishnu Vinod for 19 before removing Salman Nizar for one. Mohammed Shami then sent back Aditya Sarwate and Vaisakh Chandran as Kerala slipped to 70/8.Mohammed Azharuddeen scored 26, while MD Nidheesh made 33 off 28 balls in a brief counterattack. Shahbaz Ahmed ended both their resistance to complete Bengal's victory.Shahbaz was named Player of the Match after scoring 121 in Bengal's first innings and adding 20 in the second. He also took two wickets in each innings, while Shami finished with five wickets in the match.Bengal had scored 350 in their first innings before adding 198 in the second to set Kerala a target of 408. The win was their third in a row and took them to 18 points at the top of the Elite Group C table.BADONI'S DOUBLE TON STANDS OUT IN RAIN-HIT DRAWDelhi and Jharkhand had to settle for a draw in Ranchi after rain prevented play on the final two days of their Ranji Trophy match. Delhi took three points on the basis of their first-innings lead, while Jharkhand earned one.Delhi captain Ayush Badoni remained unbeaten on 210 off 228 balls, hitting 19 fours and three sixes, as his side declared at 515/5. It was his second successive double century in the competition. Badoni also took a wicket in Jharkhand's first innings and was named Player of the Match.Jharkhand reached 131/4 in 47 overs in reply before rain brought the match to a halt. Utkarsh Singh was unbeaten on 53, while Sharandeep Singh contributed 31.The weather also forced Odisha and Services to share the points in Bhubaneswar. Odisha were bowled out for 194 in their first innings, with Pulkit Narang taking 6/47. Services reached 40 without loss before rain prevented any further play over the final three days.VIDARBHA, SAURASHTRA AND KARNATAKA WINVidarbha defeated Goa by an innings and 27 runs, with Harsh Dubey taking 4/38 as Goa were bowled out for 195 in their second innings.Tamil Nadu beat Railways while chasing a target of 128. Toufik Uddin Mondal took four of the five wickets to fall in Tamil Nadu's second innings, but Railways could not defend the target.Saurashtra secured an innings-and-12-run victory over Assam, with Parth Bhut returning figures of 8/17. Karnataka also registered a convincing innings-and-116-run win over Tripura, with captain Shreyas Gopal taking 5/36 in the second innings.Uttar Pradesh and Puducherry played out a draw. Kartik Yadav claimed six wickets for Uttar Pradesh, but Puducherry took a first-innings lead to secure a share of the points.- Ends