da pinnacle： A fine all-round performance by Robin Morris highlighted Mumbai’s tenwicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone Ranji Trophy one daymatch at the Central College Ground in Baroda on Saturday
Waleed Hussain18-Nov-2000A fine all-round performance by Robin Morris highlighted Mumbai’s tenwicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone Ranji Trophy one daymatch at the Central College Ground in Baroda on Saturday.Opting to bat, Maharashtra ran into trouble against Mumbai’s fourpronged pace attack. The bowlers justified the strategy adopted byMumbai and ran through the batting, restricting Maharashtra to 167/9in 50 overs. Robin Morris made his comeback to the Mumbai side withfigures of 2/12. Santosh Saxena (2/27) and Swapnil Hazare (2/38) werethe other wicket-takers.In reply, Mumbai crossed their modest target in the 33rd over. Theopeners Robin Morris (93 not out, 6×4, 6×6) and Wasim Jaffer (64 notout, 9×4, 1×6) scored at a brisk pace and the end came quickly. Robin,who returned to the Mumbai side after a year’s stint with Orissa,played a stellar role in his team earning two points.