India, Oct. 28 -- Despite taking a 160-run first innings lead, Mumbai weren't able to run through Haryana on a pitch tailor made for the home spinners because of Nishant Sindhu's resistance.

Going into the final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D encounter, the domestic giants are still in the driver's seat, eight second innings wickets away from an innings win. If not, still with a fair chance of completing an outright win - Haryana (73/2) are 87 runs behind - if their spin trio of Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani and Musheer Khan come out fresh and rested.

For that, they will have to go past 22-year-old Sindhu, who has so far denied Mumbai with seven hours of batting toil - 105* (251b, 8x4, 1x6) and 22* (59b, 4x4).

In Haryana's first i...