Musheer’s century and six wickets put Mumbai ahead of Haryana

Mumbai allrounder Musheer Khan scored 109 and took six wickets as Mumbai built a 160-run first-innings lead over Haryana in their Ranji Trophy match. Haryana were 73 for two in their second innings at stumps on day three, still 87 runs behind, with the match unresolved. Mumbai had made 430 in its first innings before dismissing Haryana for 270. Musheer took six wickets for 85, adding to his century and helping Mumbai enforce the follow-on. His haul included the wickets of Dheeru Singh, Yashvardhan Dalal and Parth Vats during a morning session that broke Haryana’s resistance. Nishant Sindhu anchored Haryana’s first innings with an unbeaten 105. He shared a 94-run third-wicket partnership with Dheeru, who made 45, before Musheer dismissed Dheeru to end the stand. Haryana then lost wickets in a collapse, while Sindhu remained at the crease as the innings reached 270. Musheer’s performance made him the first Mumbai player in the 21st century to score a first-class century and take at least five wickets in the same match, according to the match coverage. The feat has been achieved by Mumbai players before, with Ravi Shastri the previous one cited, against Madhya Pradesh in the...