Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Day 5

Day 4

Day 3

2872dThe Report by Shashank Kishore in Indore

Iyer, Suryakumar lead Mumbai's fightback

A 127-run third-wicket stand between Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav helped Mumbai turn a 100-run first-innings deficit into a 108-run lead by the end of day three, with seven wickets in hand

Day 2

2872dThe Report by Shashank Kishore in Indore

Parthiv, Juneja give Gujarat handy lead

Fifties from Parthiv Patel (90) and Manprit Juneja (77) ensured Gujarat retained the advantage in the Ranji Trophy final, having secured a first-innings lead

Day 1

Others

2870dShashank Kishore in Indore

Workhorse Nayar overcomes sickness before final

Abhishek Nayar has contributed wholeheartedly with both bat and ball going into the Ranji Trophy final. On the eve of the match, he even fought against sickness before taking more wickets and sco

2873dShashank Kishore in Indore

Dropped chances sabotage Mumbai's title defence

On a day neither side could entirely claim as their own, Aditya Tare believed the game would have been different had Mumbai taken the opportunities that Gujarat offered

2873dShashank Kishore in Indore

Transformed Juneja channels Sehwag, Geet Sethi

After a skyrocketing start, Manprit Juneja's career graph took a steep downturn, but he's back among the runs now, after a series of chats with a billiards legend

Rare defeat

1990-91

Last time Mumbai lost a Ranji final, before this - to Haryana, by 2 runs. They had won 11 Ranji finals since then. Overall, it is only their 5th loss in 46 final appearances.

Maiden title

1

No. of Ranji Trophy titles for Gujarat, this is the first. They are the 17th team to become Ranji champions.

Parthiv's favourties

5

No. of centuries for Parthiv in first-class matches against Mumbai, including this. He hasn't scored more than 2 centuries against any other team.

Big target

310

Highest target successfully chased in a Ranji final, by Hyderabad v Nawanagar in 1937-38. Mumbai have set 312 in this final. However, a draw is enough for Gujarat.

Can Mumbai win?

7

No. of times a team has won a Ranji final after facing a deficit in 1st inns; Mumbai have done it twice. They lead over 250 in this final after conceding a lead of 100.

Shreyas in finals

117

Runs scored by Shreyas Iyer in last season's Ranji Trophy final, against Saurashtra. He has reached a fifty in this year's final too.

Second of the season

2

No. of times Gujarat has taken the first inns lead against Mumbai this season. They are the first side to do this against Mumbai in a Ranji season in the last ten years.

Mumbai's rare low

2

No. of lower first inns totals for Mumbai in Ranji finals, than the 228 this time. Their two lowest: 151 v TN in 1972-73 and 191 v Holkar in 1947-48.

Yadav's feat

4000+

Runs for Suryakumar Yadav in fc career, reaching there in this final. Since his debut in Dec 2010, no Mumbai player has scored more than him; Nayar 3264 comes next.

A long wait

1950-51

Last and the only time Gujarat entered finals of a Ranji Trophy season, before this. They had lost to Holkar then. However, this is Mumbai's 46th final, a record.

Ranji Trophy

Group A
TeamMWLDPTNRR
MUM8305300.027
GUJ8205260.368
TN8215260.164
PNJB8215210.109
BENG821421-0.235
MP8215200.024
UP814313-0.125
BRODA813410-0.003
RLYS815210-0.367
Group B
TeamMWLDPTNRR
JHK8503390.399
KNTKA8512370.273
ODSA821522-0.054
DELHI8224210.579
MAHA823321-0.059
VIDAR822420-0.025
SAU8242180.101
RAJ814312-0.637
ASSAM81528-0.62
Group C
TeamMWLDPTNRR
HYD941331-0.117
HRYNA9315310.218
AP9315280.119
HP9306260.662
KER9117250.206
GOA923418-0.33
SVCS912616-0.177
J + K913515-0.383
CGR914414-0.01
TPURA914314-0.196