Mumbai clinch 4th title against Uttar Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy final

Skipper Prithvi Shaw’s marauding 73 off 39 balls followed by former skipper Aditya Tare’s unbeaten hundred guided Mumbai to their most deserving Vijay Hazare title triumph with a crushing six -wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in one of most lopsided final on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh rode on opener Madhav Kaushik’s unbeaten 158 to post 312 for four in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Mumbai here on Sunday.

This is Mumbai’s fourth Hazare title and the one to remember



for Shaw (827 runs), who now holds the record for highest runs scored in single edition of this competition.

Shaw (73 off 39 balls; 10×4, 4×6) and fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (29; 3×4; 1×6) gave the side an aggressive start by conjuring 89 runs in 9.1 overs.

Brief Scores: Uttar Pradesh 312/4 (Madhav Kaushik 158 not out, Akshdeep Nath 55; Tanush Kotian 2/54, Prashant Solanki 1/71) lost to Mumbai 315/4 (Aditya Tare 118 not out, Prithvi Shaw 73, Shivam Mavi 1/63) by six wickets.