<p>Suryansh Shedge missed a well-deserved hundred, scoring 99 runs as defending champions Mumbai reached 248 for six in their first innings against Tripura in a Group &lsquo;A&rsquo; <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ranji-trophy-2024-25-defending-champs-mumbai-could-be-tested-in-tripura-23418112" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Ranji Trophy</strong></a> match on Saturday.</p>
<p>Shedge, 21, hit 10 fours and four sixes in his 93-ball innings, emerging as the top scorer for Mumbai after they won the toss and opted to bat at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium.&nbsp;</p>
<p>At stumps, Shams Mulani (38) and Himanshu Veer Singh (5) remained at the crease.</p>
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<h2>Shaky start</h2>
<p>Placed fourth in the points table, Mumbai&mdash;coming off a victory against Maharashtra in their previous match&mdash;got off to a shaky start, losing two quick wickets: opener Ayush Mhatre (4) and Siddhant Addhatrao (5). They were struggling at 13 for two.</p>
<p>Opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi (28) and skipper <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ranji-trophy-2024-25-former-players-take-mumbais-outright-loss-to-baroda-in-stride-23411094" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Ajinkya Rahane</strong></a> (35) formed a 54-run partnership, but their successive dismissals reduced Mumbai to 87 for four.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Shedge then shifted the momentum, adding 70 runs with Siddhesh Lad (29) and another 85 with Mulani.</p>
<p>For Tripura, Manisankar Murasingh (2-75) and Abhijit K Sarkar (2-30) each took two wickets, while Parvez Sultan claimed one.</p>
<h2>Baroda&rsquo;s Pithiya claims fifer</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, in Vadodara, table-toppers Baroda skittled out Odisha for 193 in 65 overs, riding on a five-wicket haul from spinner Mahesh Pithiya.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Biplab Samantray was the top-scorer for Odisha with a 132-ball 58, while Shantanu Mishra added 23 and Aasirwad Swain hit 37. At stumps, Baroda, who have won both their matches so far, reached 50 for one.</p>
<p><strong>Brief scores</strong><br />Mumbai 248-6 (S Shedge 99, S Mulani 38*, A Rahane 35; A Sarkar 2-30, M Murasingh 2-75) v Tripura</p>
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Struggling at 87-4, Shedge’s 99 rescues Mumbai v Tripura to finish Day One on 248-6 

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