Updated On: 15 January, 2024 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Mumbai left-arm spinner follows up first innings’ six-wicket haul with three in second dig as Andhra end Day 3 with 164-5 to trail by 47 runs

Mumbai’s Shams Mulani displays the ball as his side return to the pavilion in their Ranji game v Andhra Pradesh at BKC yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Forty-one time champions Mumbai are on the verge of securing their second successive thumping win of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. On Sunday, it was a contest between the Mumbai bowlers, especially left-arm spinner Shams Mulani (6-65 and 3-63) and the Andhra Pradesh batsmen in their Elite Group ‘B’ encounter at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Bandra-Kurla Complex ground.
Mulani claimed six scalps to play a key role in bowling out the visitors for just 184. When the hosts enforced the follow-on, he was at it again, claiming three wickets as AP ended Day Three with 164-5 in the second innings. The visitors trail by 47 runs. On Saturday, Mulani sent back Andhra’s No. 3 Shaik Rasheed (3) and No. 4 Hanuma Vihari (6). He was rewarded for his accuracy and disciplined bowling with another four wickets. His scalps included skipper Ricky Bhui.