Ranji Trophy 2026-27 | Deshpande hat-trick floors Chandigarh as Mumbai takes complete cont
Chasing the host's daunting 429, the visitor gets bowled out for a paltry 78 in just 115 balls; the seamer takes one more wicket in the only over of the second innings With the October heat at its peak, the Met department had forecast a heatwave in Mumbai on Monday. At the Wankh
Chasing the host's daunting 429, the visitor gets bowled out for a paltry 78 in just 115 balls; the seamer takes one more wicket in the only over of the second innings With the October heat at its peak, the Met department had forecast a heatwave in Mumbai on Monday. At the Wankhede Stadium, it was Tushar Deshpande who turned up the heat on Chandigarh on the second day of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener. If Deshpande's cameo with the bat (44, 47b, 4x4, 2x6) laid the foundation for a trademark Mumb
Chasing the host's daunting 429, the visitor gets bowled out for a paltry 78 in just 115 balls; the seamer takes one more wicket in the only over of the second innings
With the October heat at its peak, the Met department had forecast a heatwave in Mumbai on Monday. At the Wankhede Stadium, it was Tushar Deshpande who turned up the heat on Chandigarh on the second day of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener.
If Deshpande's cameo with the bat (44, 47b, 4x4, 2x6) laid the foundation for a trademark Mumbai lower-order resistance, he was venomous with the cherry after tea. His opening burst of 7-1-17-5, which included Mumbai's sixth hat-trick in First Class cricket, dismantled Chandigarh's batting line-up.
Chasing Mumbai's daunting 429, Chandigarh was bowled out for a paltry 78 in just 115 balls, its second-lowest total. With time for only one over before stumps, Deshpande struck again, dismissing nightwatcher Vishu Kashyap to leave Mumbai needing just nine wickets to begin the season with a comprehensive victory.
It took the 31-year-old four overs to strike, but his sixth over of the innings -- the 11th overall -- proved decisive. A short ball forced Arjun Azad into a miscued pull, with Sylvester D'Souza completing a safe catch at long leg. The next delivery straightened to beat Shivam Bhambri's defence and crash into the stumps. Dipender Kush then edged a length ball that rose on him, allowing Yashasvi Jaiswal to take a catch at first slip and complete a memorable hat-trick.