Mumbai continued their dominant kind within the Ranji Trophy 2024 on Day 1 of the essential match against Bengal on Friday. In-form Shivam Dube registered one other big fifty and fast 71 runs from Suryansh Shedge boosted Mumbai to 330/6 on the finish of Day 1’s play at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. 

Dube took the captaincy armband within the absence of injured Ajinkya Rahane and led by instance by smashing 72 off simply 73 balls. Dube is witnessing a wealthy kind in home cricket along with his third back-to-back fifty-plus knock within the Ranji Trophy this season.

The 30-year-old batting all-rounder scored a fifty against Kerala in his first Ranji Trophy recreation this season after which smashed an excellent century in the course of the workforce’s loss against Uttar Pradesh within the final match. Dube now has scored two fifties and 100 in simply three matches this season and has additionally been spectacular with a ball.

Meanwhile, the returning star Prithvi Shaw managed to rating 35 runs off 42 balls whereas opening an innings against Bengal. Shaw, who boasts a Test hundred to his identify, made his lengthy return from the harm he sustained in County cricket in August 2023 however was not ready to convert begin right into a big innings. 

However, the 24-year-old batter confirmed some glimpses of his value by smashing 5 boundaries which helped Mumbai add fast runs within the first session. Bengal bowlers managed to take management with some preliminary wickets however a 144-run stand between Dube and Shedge modified momentum to Mumbai.

Mumbai misplaced each settled Dube and Shedge within the back-to-back overs however spinners Tanush Kotian (55* off 73 balls) and Atharva Ankolekar (41* off 78 balls) took the Group B leaders to 330/6 in 75 overs when the umpires referred to as for a day at Eden Gardens.