Ranji Trophy: Kotian and Bhut take eight wickets each as Mumbai, Saurashtra win

Two bowlers stood out on the final day of the Ranji Trophy matches on Thursday (October 29). Tanush Kotian and Parth Bhut each took 8 wickets and led their teams to victory. Mumbai beat Haryana by 10 wickets on the strength of Kotian's bowling, while Saurashtra defeated Assam by an innings and 12 runs thanks to Bhut's incisive spell.

At the BKC ground in Mumbai, off-spinner Tanush Kotian took 8 wickets for 81 runs. He had taken one wicket in Haryana's second innings by the end of the third day. On the final day he dismissed seven more batters. Himanshu Rana (46) and Nishant Sindhu (44) were among his victims, and Haryana's batting collapsed.

Mumbai needed only 97 runs to win and got them in less than 11 overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored a century in the first innings, hit an unbeaten 67 off 39 balls.

At the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Saurashtra's Parth Bhut was named player of the match. He took 8 wickets for just 17 runs in 18 overs. He had taken six wickets by the end of the third day and kept up the pressure on the last day. Ravindra Jadeja supported him with 2 wickets. Jadeja is set to play in India's upcoming Test series against New Zealand. He took two wickets for 58 runs in 22 overs, including four maidens.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Bengal beat Kerala by 287 runs. Pradipta Pramanik took six wickets for 51 runs and Kerala's innings was bowled out for 120. In Mysuru, Karnataka defeated Tripura by an innings and 116 runs on the back of five wickets from captain Shreyas Gopal. Tripura's second innings ended at 180.

In Nagpur, Vidarbha beat Goa by an innings and 27 runs. Harsh Dubey took four wickets for 38 runs. Manthan Khutkar top-scored for Goa with 70, but his innings could not save the team from defeat.

Several matches ended in draws. In Vadodara, the match between defending champions Jammu and Kashmir and Baroda was drawn. In Pune, Gujarat declared their second innings at 446 for 5 against Maharashtra. Arya Desai made 151, Jaymeet Patel was unbeaten on 119 and Urvil Patel added 96. The match was still drawn.

In Secunderabad, the match between Punjab and Hyderabad was declared a draw at tea on the last day. Prabhsimran Singh scored 68 off 76 balls, while Punjab captain Uday Saharan was unbeaten on 55 off 106 balls.

The match between Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh was also drawn after big scores. Chandigarh had declared their innings at 685 for 5. In reply, Himachal made 559 for 6, with Akash Vashisht unbeaten on 126. Karthik Yadav took six wickets for 42 runs, but Puducherry still held Uttar Pradesh to a draw on the strength of their first-innings lead.