Mumbai’s spinners and some excellent fielding by their close-in fielders highlighted the proceedings against Chhattisgarh on a rain-affected Day Three of the Elite Ranji Trophy Group ‘D’ encounter at the MCA-BKC ground on Monday. Only 64 overs could be completed due to heavy showers and the visitors were at 175-6, still trailing by 241 runs, when the umpires decided to call off play. 

In reply to Mumbai’s first innings total of 416, Chhattisgarh’s opening pair of Aayush Pandey (50, 7x4) and wicketkeeper-batter Shashank Chandrakar (43, 5x4, 1x6), stitched an 85-run opening stand. However, off-spinner Himanshu Singh (2-33) gave the hosts their first two breakthroughs by dismissing Pandey and then Chandrakar.