Mumbai, Nov. 5 -- Railways opener Eashaan Goyal and all-rounder Zubair Ali had passed their respective hundreds. On a hot sultry day, facing 167 runs of strong resistance for the sixth wicket can be deflating for the fielding team. Mumbai skipper Siddhesh Lad conceded that in the final hour of play, prospects of an outright win had dimmed drastically on a Brabourne pitch that refused to crack.

With a quarter of an hour to go, Sarfaraz Khan produced a moment of inspiration, springing from his leg-slip position to his right to take an outstanding diving catch off brother Musheer's bowling to foil left-handed Goyal's (103) attempted lap shot. Sarfaraz punched the air wildly in celebration and from that point on all the subsequent action unf...