Mumbai seamer Shardul Thakur produced a sensational spell on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy clash against Meghalaya, claiming a stunning hat-trick to put his team in command at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC,

Shardul Thakur has continued to shine in the Ranji Trophy. This time he has struck with the ball picking up a stunning hat-trick against Meghalaya. At one stage, Meghalaya were six down for just two runs but they recovered to post 86 runs before getting bowled out.

In a shocking collapse in the Ranji Trophy, Meghalaya were reduced to 2/6 against Mumbai, with Shardul Thakur and Mohit Avasthi taking six wickets in the first four overs. Thakur claimed a hat-trick,

The third-placed Mumbai will have to beat Meghalaya by a big margin to win with a bonus point and hope that the second-ranked Baroda get the better of J&K outright who are perched at the top of the po

Thakur's performance was all the more significant considering his previous match, where he had scored a blistering century for Mumbai in their loss to Jammu & Kashmir.

Opening the bowling for Mumbai after the side chose to bowl first against the visitors, Shardul Thakur removed Meghalaya opener Nishanta Chakraborty for a four-ball duck in the first over before recording the hat-trick in the third over of the innings.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced the 16-player squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Meghalaya.

I ndia internationals Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer are going to miss the next round of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai in the lead up to the England ODI series that