Like Thakur, Deshpande too wanted to be a batsman in his early days. The Wankhede track has offered bounce and pace this season and Deshpande thrived after Mumbai put Chhattisgarh to bat on a green track. 3 batsman Ashutosh Singh and Amandeep Khaire looked to counter attack but Deshpande got Singh caught behind and Shardul Thakur had Vishal Singh bowled. The bowlers have responded and now Mumbai would hope that their batsmen can take them to an outright win. AdvertisingBrief scores: Chhattisgarh 129 (Ashutosh Singh 30, Amandeep Khare 48; Shardul Thakur 4/32, Tushar Deshpande 5/46) vs Mumbai 118/3 (Vikrant Auti 43, Suryakumar Yadav 31).

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2019 19:07 UTC