The second leg of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season began with an exciting match at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in (BKC), Mumbai. The Mumbai team, with a batting line-up loaded with superstars, including India’s captain Rohit Sharma, collapsed against the bowling attack of Jammu and Kashmir. After winning the toss, Mumbai’s captain Ajinkya Rahane opted to bat first, but what happened next was a disappointing batting display by the home team.

In Mumbai's batting line-up, players like Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, and Shivam Dube were dismissed against Jammu's bowling attack. None of the big names managed to make a significant score, resulting in a batting failure. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 4 runs, Rohit Sharma 3 runs, Ajinkya Rahane 12 runs, Shreyas Iyer 11 runs, and Shivam Dube was out for a duck. By the 33.2 over mark, the Mumbai team was all out for just 120 runs, marking a massive batting collapse.

From Jammu and Kashmir's side, Yudhvir Singh and Umar Nazir both took 4 wickets each. Umar Nazir’s spell was particularly impressive, as he dismissed big players like Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane.

At one point, Mumbai was struggling at 47 for 7, but between this collapse, Shardul Thakur played an impressive innings like a lone warrior for his team. Coming in when Mumbai was in deep trouble, he scored 51 runs off 57 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes, providing crucial runs.

SHARDUL THAKUR - THE LONE WARRIOR FOR MUMBAI. 🫡

- A fifty in 51 balls when the team is struggling at 119/9. pic.twitter.com/9BZ0HGmeDH

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 23, 2025

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Thakur got good support from Tanush Kotian, who scored 26 runs. Together, they added 63 runs for the eighth wicket, helping Mumbai recover from 47 for 7 to 110. However, the partnership ended when Thakur was dismissed by Yudhvir Singh, caught by Umar Nazir. After Thakur’s wicket, the team did not last long and was bowled out for 120 runs.

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In this match, Rohit Sharma's poor form continued as he got out for just 3 runs after facing 18 balls. He played a casual shot to a ball from Umar Nazir, which was too short of a good length. The ball took the leading edge and was caught by the cover fielder.