Recovering from a poor start meant taking a lot of time over their runs but Mumbai did well in scoring 191 for four in 93 overs after losing three wickets for 51 on the opening day of their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against Saurashtra at Mumbai on Saturday.

Medium pacer Hansalpara rocked Mumbai by dismissing both the openers with only 12 runs on the board. A third wicket at 51 through a run out had Mumbai in trouble. But a fourth wicket partnership of 128 runs off 57 overs between VA Indulkar and SP Bagul saw Mumbai make a recovery. Shortly before close, Bagul was out for 60. He batted three hours, faced 152 balls and hit eight fours. Indulkar however carried on till stumps and was unbeaten with 85 after having batted 327 minutes. He faced 272 balls and hit 13 of them to the ropes.

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