Mumbai were just 61 away from victory with openers Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre batting on 7 and 6 respectively.

Three outstanding innings and two mini collapses resulted in Mumbai finding itself on the cusp of victory in its Ranji Trophy Group A tie against arch-rival Maharashtra.

Defending champions Mumbai are 61 runs away from victory over Maharashtra, with all 10 wickets intact going into the final day, which would be the perfect recovery after losing their opening match of the Ranji season to Baroda.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yash Dhull scored fighting hundreds on Day 3 of the Round 2 fixtures of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25.

Mumbai's team witnessed two remarkable performances in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024 match against Maharashtra. Seventeen-year-old Ayush Mhatre smashed a brilliant maiden first-class century, while his senior pro-Shreyas Iyer made a roaring comeback to form with a crucial hundred after a string of low scores.

Shreyas Iyer's last First-Class century came while representing India in November 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur. During this innings, he also surpassed the milestone of 6,000 First-Class runs

Ruturaj Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 80 to lead a strong reply for Maharashtra but they were still trailing by 173 runs in their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai on Saturday. Maharashtra reached 142 for one in their second innings at the end of the second day.

On Saturday, Shreyas Iyer shut his critics with a knock of 142 off 190 for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.

On an eventful Day Two of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match, Shreyas Iyer ended his century drought, scoring 142, while Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad led a strong fightback with an unbeaten 80. Mumbai's bowlers struggle for breakthroughs as Maharashtra trails by 173 runs.

Iyer was a key player for India across formats last year, particularly shining in the World Cup, where he scored 468 runs, including two centuries and three half-centuries.