Mumbai defeated Railways by 106 runs in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D clash at Brabourne Stadium. Defending 372, Mumbai bowled Railways out for 265 despite centuries from Eshaan Goyal and Zubair Ali. Musheer Khan's crucial breakthroughs ended their 167-run partnership, while Shams Mulani claimed four wickets to secure victory.

Mumbai: Mumbai pulled off an absolute heist of a victory against Railways by 106 runs in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday.

Setting Railways a target of 372, the ‘home’ side were bowled out for 265 in 77.2 overs, with Musheer Khan (3/42), Shams Mulani (4/69) and Tanush Kotian (2/93) emerging as the shining stars for the 42-time champions.

Musheer’s role was extremely crucial as he broke the sixth-wicket partnership between Eshaan Goyal and Zubair Ali of 167 runs and opened the window for Mumbai’s victory.

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