New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Tushar Deshpande turned Mumbai's Ranji Trophy campaign into a potential early rout on Monday, claiming a hat-trick and finishing with six wickets as Chandigarh crumbled for 75 to hand the defending champions a commanding position in their Elite Group D encounter at the Wankhede Stadium.
The defining spell of the second day transformed Mumbai's substantial first-innings total of 429 into a match-winning opportunity, with Chandigarh reduced to 25 for five before being bundled out. Deshpande dismissed Arjun Azad, Shivam Bhambri and Dipender Kush in successive deliveries to complete the hat-trick, finishing with figures of six for 33.
Mumbai enforced the follow-on, leaving Chandigarh one without loss in their second inni...