In their opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Mumbai defeated Baroda by nine wickets as skipper Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer scored half-centuries on Wednesday. Both the teams have been placed in the Elite Group A for the National One-Day Championship. While Mumbai easily managed to overpower Baroda, young batsman Prithvi Shaw missed his well-deserved century by 2 runs.
Winning the toss, Baroda chose to bat first. With a brilliant batting show from all-rounder Krunal Pandya who hit 85 runs (eight fours and two sixes), Baroda managed to score 238 runs in 49.5 overs. However, with the help of a quality top-order batting, Mumbai chased down the target in just 41.3 overs.
Meanwhile, Shaw and Rahane (79 not out) managed to put up a 137-run opening stand. However, after Shaw’s departure, Shreyas Iyer scored (56 not out) and managed to earn the victory from there.
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Baroda 238 all out in 49.5 overs (Krunal Pandya 85, Yusuf Pathan 40, Dhawal Kulkarni 4-39) lose to Mumbai 239/1 in 41.3 overs (Prithvi Shaw 98, Ajinkya Rahane 79 not out, Krunal Pandya 1-34) by nine wickets.
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