Bowlers give Mumbai slender first innings lead over UP

A brilliant effort by the bowlers enabled Mumbai take a slender eight-run first innings lead over Uttar Pradesh by bundling them out for 225 on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here.
In reply to Mumbai's first innings total of 233, UP resumed the day on 22 for one and started losing wickets at regular interval.
Medium pacer Tushar Deshpande took three for 66, while Abhishek Nayar (2/19), Vishal Dabholkar (2/26) and Aditya Dhumal (2/33) chipped in with two scalps each to run through the UP batting line-up.
Only Rinku Singh and lower-order batsman Kuldeep Yadav scored a half-century each but could not take the team past Mumbai's modest first innings total.

Rinku Singh's 70 came off 148 deliveries that included eight hits to the fence, while Kuldeep Yadav hit a 50 off 104 balls with the help of five fours and a six.
Imtiaz Ahmed (19) also played a crucial knock lower down but still failed to acquire a lead for Uttar Pradesh.

In their second innings, Mumbai did not get off to an ideal start, losing two wickets -- Kaustubh Pawar (29) and Dhumal (0) -- to finish the day on 51 for two in 24 overs.
At stumps, opener Akhil Herwadkar was batting on 15 and giving him company at the other end was Shreyas Iyer on three.

Brief scores:
Mumbai: 233 & 51 for two in 24 overs
Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 225 all out in 76.1 overs (Rinku Singh 70, Kuldeep Yadav 50; Tushar Deshpande 3/66, Abhishek Nayar 2/19, Vishal Dabholkar 2/26).