India, Oct. 16 -- The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season got underway last week. It was an action-packed opening round of matches, to all intents and purposes. There was a host of top-notch performances that caught the eye. Let's take a look at some of the most memorable of them.

Mumbai's Tushar Deshpande had a great outing against Chandigarh in their Elite Group D match at the Wankhede Stadium. The 31-year-old pacer not only picked up seven wickets in the game, including a hat-trick, but also scored 44 as Mumbai thrashed Chandigarh by an innings and 155 runs. After being put into bat, Mumbai posted 429, after which the Deshpande show began. In the blink of an eye, he took a 5-for. His hat-trick came in the 11th over of the innings. That was en...