After relegation last season, Saurashtra have come a long way in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season. But coach Sitanshu Kotak does not want his team to rest on its laurels
Amidst the strife and churning of a troubled 2014-15, Mumbai tore up their long-established Ranji Trophy template and settled upon a youthful combination that would go on to win them their 41st title the next season
Stats highlights from the final of Ranji Trophy 2015-16 where Mumbai won their 41st title beating Saurashtra by an innings an 21 runs
Siddhesh Lad showed game awareness and attention to detail on a surface where no batsman was truly settled at any stage stood out as he single-handedly crafted Mumbai's recovery that eventually set the base for a huge lead and a win
Shardul Thakur extended his match haul to eight to knock Saurashtra out for 115 and seal Mumbai's 41st Ranji title
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| VIDAR | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0.047 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0.11 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | -0.304 |
| DELHI | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0.215 |
| KNTKA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0.336 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -0.313 |
| MAHA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0.301 |
| ODSA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.016 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -0.406 |
| Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| MUM | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0.851 |
| PNJB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0.045 |
| MP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | -0.059 |
| GUJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | -0.092 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | -0.117 |
| TN | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -0.322 |
| BRODA | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -0.045 |
| RLYS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.039 |
| AP | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -0.459 |
| Group C | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| SAU | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 36 | -0.061 |
| JHK | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0.088 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1.013 |
| SVCS | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0.472 |
| KER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0.084 |
| GOA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | -0.21 |
| J + K | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -0.053 |
| HYD | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -0.467 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -0.76 |
