Bombay crash out of Ranji Trophy

Test off-spinner Sharandeep Singh's six wicket haul, sent reigning champions Bombay reeling to 213 allout in their second innings and guided Punjab to a 207-run victory on the fifth and final day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Bombay on Saturday.

Resuming at their overnight score of 85 for one, the hosts were skittled out 26 minutes after lunch with Sharandeep taking six for 38 from 12.1 overs. Punjab will now take on the winners of the Railways and Karnataka match in semi-finals.

Sharandeep bowled a teasing length drawing the batsmen out and forcing them to hit against the spin in some cases.

After the Bombay overnight batsmen, Vinayak Mane and Wasim Jaffer added 110 runs in 21.2 overs, one expected the hosts to rise from the ashes but that was not to be.

Jaffer reached his fifty with a square cut four off Sundeep Sanwal but the very next over he was caught by Punjab skipper and wicketkeeper Vikram Rahtore trying to cut Vaneet Sharma after making 51 off 63 balls in 98 minutes hitting seven boundaries.

Mane played allover a Sharandeep delivery, which turned viciously to uproot his stumps for 56 which came off 69 balls with six fours.

Mail Cricket Editor