Madhya Pradesh beat Mumbai to win maiden Ranji Trophy title

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday scripted history as they defeated Mumbai in the final of the Ranji Trophy 2022 to clinch their maiden title. Madhya Pradesh were asked to chase a paltry 108 runs inside two sessions on the final fifth day of the summit clash and they managed to overhaul the target with ease to take down Mumbai and win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title. Madhya Pradesh enjoyed a dream run in the tournament under head coach Chandrakant Pandit, who has now won the Ranji Trophy with the likes of Mumbai, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh. The Aditya Shrivastava-led side was up against a dominant Mumbai team in the final but completely outplayed the domestic giants to win the elusive title.

On Day 5, Mumbai resumed from their overnight score of 113/2 but failed to put MP on backfoot, as Gaurav Yadav found breakthrough in the early overs of the first session, removing Armaan Jaffer on 37. The Mumbai batters, like their first innings, failed to forge a partnership and barring Suved Parkar (51), no batter could reach half-century. Sarfaraz Khan continued his dream run with the bat for Mumbai in their first innings as he slammed a brilliant 134 -run-knock to help the Prithvi Shaw-led side post 374 runs on the board. However, Madhya Pradesh responded in style with as many as three batters notching up centuries apiece.