Skipper Ajinkya Rahane conjured a typically gritty hundred and pacer Royston Dias supported his effort with a five-wicket haul as defending champions Mumbai completed a fine escape act, scripting a commanding 152-run over Haryana to enter the Ranji Trophy semifinals here on Tuesday.

Mumbai made it to the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy semi-final after a stunning 152-run win over Haryana at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The win was made possible by the brilliant show of skipper Ajinkya Rahane, all-rounder Shardul Thakur, as well as fast bowler Royston Dias. Rahane slammed a century while Thakur and Dias took match-winning five-wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane is still hungry to be part of the Indian Test team, and the passion to keep playing the sport is intense, the Mumbai captain said after leading his team into the Ranji Trophy semifinals.

Ajinkya Rahane's century and Royston Dias' five-wicket haul led Mumbai to a 152-run win over Haryana, securing a Ranji Trophy semi-final spot. Rahane scored 108 to set a 354-run target, while Dias (5/39) and Thakur (3/26) dismantled Haryana's chase.

Strong third-innings batting performances from Rahane and Suryakumar eventually set a stiff target for Haryana on a deteriorating pitch

Ajinkya Rahane led from the front with a magnificent century, putting Mumbai firmly in control of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Haryana in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Shardul Thakur picked up a nine-wicket match-haul, while Tanush Kotian and Shams Mulani slammed crucial knocks in the first innings. Ajinkya Rahane also made his bat talk as he hit a hundred as Mumbai defeated Haryana to book a place in the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy.

Rahane, resuming on 88, wasted no time in the morning to notch 108 (180 balls; 13x4) -- his 41st first-class century, that guided Mumbai to 339 in the second innings for an overall lead of 353 runs

Rahane, resuming on 88, wasted no time in the morning to notch 108 (180 balls; 13x4) -- his 41st first-class century, that guided Mumbai to 339 in the second innings for an overall lead of 353 runs.

Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane scored his first century of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. In the second innings of quarterfinal clash against Haryana at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Rahane reached his century from 160 balls and helped his side set a target of 354.