In the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 match played between Delhi and Mumbai in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday (January 20th), the hosts defeated Mumbai to script history. Delhi defeated Mumbai for the first time in 42 years in a Ranji Trophy match. In the tournament's 88-year-old-long history, this is only the second time Delhi have defeated Mumbai.
In the first innings, Mumbai came out to bat in the first innings and Sarfaraz Khan smacked yet another ton, scoring 125 runs. Prithvi Shaw contributed 40 runs, as well as Mumbai, posted 293 runs in the first innings. Pranshu Vijayran was the top bowler for Delhi with 4 wickets to his name, while Harshit Rana and Yogesh Sharma grabbed 2 wickets each.
In reply, Delhi were powered to 369 runs courtesy of Vaibhav Rawal's (114) century and 85 runs by captain Himmat Singh. Hrithik Shokeen also contributed with 45 runs. For Mumbai, Tushar Deshpande picked up 4 wickets, Shams Mulani picked up 3 wickets, Mohit Avasthi managed 2 wickets while Tanush Kotian also registered a wicket.
Upset Alert : Delhi beat Mumbai by 8 wickets. First time in 42 years they have managed to beat the #RanjiTrophy powerhouse and only 2nd time in the history of the tournament.
— Jigar Mehta (@jigsactin) January 20, 2023
