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Mumbai won Ranji Trophy after 8 years

Published - 15-MAR-2024 4:36 IST | Updated - 14-APR-2024 5:8 IST

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Mumbai won Ranji Trophy after 8 years, broke Vidarbha's heart in the final, won the title for the 42nd time.

Mumbai team did wonders by defeating Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy 2023-24. Ending the drought of last 8 years, Mumbai team won the record 42nd Ranji title. Along with this, the prize money received by the team has also been doubled.

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Mumbai won the thrilling final match of Ranji Trophy 2023-24. On the fifth and last day of the match, Mumbai bowlers bowled out Vidarbha for 368 runs and won by 169 runs. This is Mumbai's 42nd title in the history of this tournament. With this victory, Mumbai State Cricket Association also announced doubling the prize money. Mumbai team will get an additional Rs 5 crore if it wins the 42nd Ranji Trophy title.

Prize money doubled

Mumbai won the record 42nd Ranji title by defeating Vidarbha by 169 runs in the final match which lasted till the last day at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Cricket Association Secretary Ajinkya Naik said in a statement after this win, 'MCA President Amol Kale and the Apex Council have decided to double the Ranji Trophy prize money. MCA will pay an additional amount of Rs 5 crore to the winning Mumbai Ranji Trophy team. It has been a very good year for MCA, as the association has won 7 titles and we have made it to the knockout stage in all age groups in BCCI tournaments.

Mumbai has always dominated in Ranji Trophy. The Mumbai team has played 48 finals in the 90-year history of this tournament, in which it has managed to win 42 times. Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi, who was appointed to the post last year, praised MCA's move to double the prize money. He said, 'There are very few organizations these days that provide jobs for all the players. For the youth, there is a lot of attraction towards franchise cricket where there is a lot of money.

Mumbai won on the last day

On the last day of the match, Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar (102 runs) and Harsh Dubey (65 runs) troubled Mumbai a lot in the entire first session, when Vidarbha scored 248 runs for five wickets and needed 290 runs to win. Was. But in the subsequent session, both the set batsmen were out and Vidarbha's innings faltered. The team was out for 368 runs and lost the match. This was Vidarbha's third Ranji final. The team had won the first two final matches.

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