Mumbai, who had been in danger of being relegated with two rounds remaining, completed a stunning turnaround to reach the Ranji quarter-finals after they won innings points against Karnataka, and other results also went their way
Harmeet Singh's career-best returns of 6 for 139 kept Mumbai's hopes of a quarterfinal spot alive on the third day of their game against Karnataka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Another torrid day with the ball for Mumbai left their chances of an outright victory a distant dream halfway through the their last Ranji Trophy Group A game against defending champions Karnataka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
A free-flowing, unbeaten 175-run sixth-wicket stand between Siddhesh Lad and Nikhil Patil helped Mumbai end the opening day of their crucial Ranji Trophy Group A game against defending champions Karnataka on a strong note
Mumbai's coach Pravin Amre is hoping that his pace spearhead Dhawal Kulkarni will be released from India's touring party in Australia ahead of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final clash, starting from February 15
Fourth in the points table, Mumbai need a win, but with defending champions Karnataka as their opponents, the task is not going to be easy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
