Ranji Trophy: Mumbai's Mohit Avasthi bags seven wickets against Kerala on Day Two

Mohit Avasthi

Medium-pacer Mohit Avasthi singlehandedly dismantled Kerala's batting line-up with seven wickets to leave Mumbai in command on Day Two of their Ranji Trophy Group B fixture here on Saturday.

In response to Mumbai's first innings 251, the home side were restricted to 244 with Avasthi's accurate and disciplined bowling (7-57).

With a narrow lead of seven runs in the first innings, Mumbai came out for their second innings with a strong intent to extend their advantage.

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Openers Jay Bista and Bhupen Lalwani exhibited class and composure, remaining unbeaten at the close of play.

Bista's unbeaten 59 (67b; 3x4, 1x6), combined with Lalwani's resilient 41 (90b; 4x4), propelled Mumbai to 105 for no loss, an overall lead of 112 runs with all wickets intact.

Earlier, Sachin Baby was Kerala's top scorer (65; 130b) but he could not convert it into a big one, falling to Tanush Kotian (1-10; 3 overs).

Skipper Sanju Samson (38) also fell cheaply with Avasthi running through the Kerala middle-order.

Brief scores
Mumbai 251 & 105-0 (J Bista 59', B Lalwani 41') v Kerala 244 (S Baby 65, R Kunnummal 56, S Samson 38; M Avasthi 7-57, S Mulani 1-67, S Dube 1-22)

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