Ranji Trophy 2022: Mumbai create history by recording highest win margin in First-Class cricket, beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs

The Prithvi Shaw-led side bundled out Uttarakhand for a paltry 69 in the second innings.

Mumbai put on a show with the ball on the final day of their quarterfinal match against Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy 2022.

The Prithvi Shaw-led side bundled out Uttarakhand for a paltry 69 in the second innings to register a huge 725-run victory.

With this win, Mumbai didn’t only book a place in the semi-final but also created a new record for the highest margin of victory (by runs) in the history of first-class cricket. Mumbai broke New South Wales' record of defeating Queensland by 685 runs way back in 1929/30.

Mumbai declared their second innings on 261/3 to set up a 795-run target for Uttarakhand after the opening duo of Prithvi Shaw (72) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (103) took the opposition attack to the cleaners.

Dhawal Kulkarni (3-11), Shams Mulani(3-15), and Tanush Kotian (3-13) picked three wickets each for Mumbai as Uttarakhand’s last innings folded in just 27.5 overs.  

Here’s the list of highest victory margins in first-class cricket (by runs):

Mumbai (against Uttarakhand, 2022) - 725 runs

New South Wales (against Queensland, 1929/30) - 685 runs

England (against Australia, 1928/29) - 675 runs

New South Wales (against South Australia, 1920/21) - 638 runs

Earlier, Mumbai piled up a gigantic 647/8 (declared) in their first innings on the back of Suved Parkar’s 252 and Sarfaraz Khan’s 153.

In reply, Uttarakhand got bowled out for a meagre 114 in 41.1 overs, conceding a massive first-innings lead of 533 runs. Shams Mulani starred with the ball for Mumbai in the first essay, returning with the figure of 5 for 39 in his 12 overs.

(With HT inputs)