Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final: Awards List, Man of The Match, Man of the Series, Cash Prizes, Most Runs and Wickets

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Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final: Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs to win the Ranji Trophy for the record 42nd time. Chasing a 538-run target, Vidarbha showed a lot of grit but Mumbai managed to seal a win on Day 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Akshay Wadkar scored a hundred and stitched a 130-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Harsh Dubey. But the innings soon collapsed after the departure of Wadkar. Mumbai lifted the Ranji Trophy after a 8-year long wait. The match saw Musheer Khan hit a second innings hundred for Mumbai, while Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane also chipped in with 95 and 73 runs respectively.

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final: Full List of Awards

• Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni was felicitated on the occasion of his retirement
• Vidarbha: Runners up cash prize of Rs 3 crore
• Mumbai: Winners cash prize for Rs 5 crore
• Man of the Match: Musheer Khan
• Man of the Series: Tanush Kotian (502 runs and 29 wickets)

Mumbai vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy Final: Who said what

Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai captain) Reaction after winning Ranji Trophy: "Before speaking about my team, I want to talk about Vidarbha's efforts. The way they played, the way they fight... it is not easy when chasing 538 and it is very easy to give up. But they didn't give up. The way they've been playing last 7-8 years, really good to see them fight back. Now about our own team, this is a very special moment. Tanush mentioned we were all working hard.

" Last season we were very hurt when we didn't qualify by one run. That hurt a lot. So we started to work on focusing a good culture and fitness set-up this past year. Want to thank the association for giving us what we needed to succeed. Very satisfying. (Personal front) Ups and downs keep coming in any player's life. I don't think about it.

"I may have scored the least runs but I am the happiest that we have won this season. In a team sports you can contribute in various ways, not just as a batter. Cricketers go through phases and you have to respect it. You work hard everyday to succeed. (Future) Before moving ahead, we have to celebrate tonight.

"We'll see after that. We've had a very long season, so when we return in June, we'll think of plans then. I want to credit the support staff actually. Our season started in June. (Kulkarni) Whatever I say about him will be less. We have played since U-14s. We have toured for India too.

"His contributions to Mumbai cricket is worth learning about. The experience he has shared with the fast bowlers in the last 3-4 years, his guidance, they have been crucial. I want to wish him in his future life, whether commentary or coaching [laughs], but I wish him the best."

Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha captain): "(Reflecting on the first-innings score) You get an innings like this in a campaign and sadly it came in the final. Our batting was clicking through the season but in a big game, we had to ensure we bat well.

We bowled Mumbai out for 224 and we had a chance to get a big score, but Mumbai bowled well, Kulkarni bowled well. Our openers and top-order got out early before the ball could settle, and it is always tough to come back from there to put up a good score.

(On Pitch) It was getting difficult through the days, but the way Mumbai's batters showed determination and courage, Musheer and Ajju pa (Ajinkya) batted remarkably. And then Iyer's quick innings took the game away from us. It just didn't happen. (Batting with Dubey today) We wanted to frustrated their bowlers and use that to score runs.

We wanted to survive the first hour because that's when wickets can fall. We were thinking of using this partnership as the last realistic partnership. (Looking back on the season) We worked very hard on fielding.

Atul Ranade sir told us to do atleast five-minute fielding drills daily. That has worked somewhere. We took outstanding catches, against Haryana for eg. by Rathod, that turned games around."

Musheer Khan (Man of the Match/Player of the Match): "(His century) It was an important innings because it was a final. Wanted to stand up for the sake of Mumbai and make a partnership with whichever partner I had. (Batting with Rahane) I had good fun with him. He was making me understand what to do. Told me to bat with a straight bat. (To be part of Mumbai team) Moment of pride to share the dressing room of Mumbai with some great players. We wanted to win the 42nd title and worked hard. Personally, I want to focus on the present and not look ahead."

Tanush Kotian (Man of the Series/Player of the Series): "At the start of the season, we thought we were runners-up two seasons ago and didn't qualify for the knockouts for one run last season. So we were very motivated inside the team to change things around this season especially.

"(His cricket this season) Last season I played well so I was confident but also knew I had to improve. My father and batting coach helped me and Ajinkya taught me how to get to hundreds. (The future) The way I improved over the last two seasons, I guess hardwork is the way to go.

"We have coaches, seniors and India players in our set-up. Will take their advice and try to come back stronger. (Team environment) The way we started the season, we knew we would do well but we knew the knockouts wouldn't be easy.

"Not easy to play 10 games. Bowlers did well and batters supported too. Batters showed temperament down the order too. Felt like a team effort."

Who scored most runs in Ranji Trophy 2024?

Mizoram batter Agni Chopra scored most runs in Ranji Trophy 2023-24. He scored 939 runs in six matches at an avearage of 78.25. Ricky Bhui (902), Sachin Baby (830), Cheteshwar Pujara (829) and N Jagadeesan (816) followed him.

Who scored most wickets in Ranji Trophy 2024?

T Thyagarajan picked most wickets in Ranji Trophy 2023-24. The Hyderabad pacer picked 56 wickets in seven matches. Sai Kishore (52), Mohit Jangra (43), Kumar Kartikeya (41) and A Ajith Ram (41) followed him.

Who scored most hundreds in Ranji Trophy 2024?

Agni Chopra smashed five hundreds. Ricky Bhui, Sachin Baby, and Shashwat Rawat smashed four hundreds each.

Who picked most five-wicket hauls in Ranji Tropy 2024?

T Thyagarajan registered seven five-wicket hauls, and was followed by Gaurav Yadav, who picked five wickets in an innings five times.