da cassino: Running through Maharashtra’s batting line-up with his leg-spinners,Sairaj Bahutule returned figures of 5-69 as the visitors collapsed to216 all out in their Ranji Trophy league match against Mumbai atMumbai

Staff Reporter23-Nov-2001Running through Maharashtra’s batting line-up with his leg-spinners,Sairaj Bahutule returned figures of 5-69 as the visitors collapsed to216 all out in their Ranji Trophy league match against Mumbai atMumbai.Winning the toss, Maharashtra looked to post a big total in the firstinnings. Its batsmen, however, failed to post large scores, and onlyKaushik Aphale (51) even got past the 50-mark. Paras Mhambrey,supporting Bahutule, picked three wickets.In reply, Mumbai were 31 for no loss at stumps, with openers VinayakMane and Sameer Dighe unbeaten on 15 and 14 respectively.