The Mumbai Ranji team will ask the state cricket association to discuss with the BCCI the "unfair" rules that cut short their Vijay Hazare campaign despite dominating the quarter-final against Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh were declared winner in the quarter-final on the basis of more number of victories than Mumbai during the league phase as the match could not be completed due to rain in Bangalore yesterday.

Chhattisgarh had won five out of their eight games in Group 'A' while Mumbai had managed four victories. A member of the Mumbai support staff expressed displeasure over the current rules. "Yes, definitely we will make a demand. This was unfair," the member said on condition of anonymity. "How should the performance in the league stage matter in the knock-out stages.