A carefree Manish Pandey century loosened Mumbai's grip on the title, but their self-belief never flagged and they prised out the last seven wickets for 76 runs to secure a 39th trophy in a tension-filled finale.
Manish Pandey's extraordinary catch in the morning is likely to become aYoutube classic but it was Dhawal Kulkarni's humdrum batting that had more impact on the third day at the Gangothri Glades
Karnataka's best laid plans went askew in three topsy-turvy sessions atthe Gangothri Glades
The Karnataka seamers ensured that their side took the ascendancy against Mumbai on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final in Mysore
Vinayak Samant, the Mumbai wicketkeeper, has announced he is quitting the domestic side after spending eight seasons with them
Manish Pandey's attacking century in the final underlined his transformation from a no-name cricketer to a worthy contender for a place in the national squad
The city is an unlikely setting for the most important first-class match of the Indian domestic calendar
The IPL is under threat from India's premier domestic tournament and the BCCI won't stand for such nonsense
Praveen Amre's insistence on getting his bowlers to improve their batting is responsible for Mumbai getting this far
Mumbai's victory in the Ranji final epitomises the bloody-mindedness and never-say-die attitude that makes them the behemoths of Indian domestic cricket
The fast bowlers have come to the party in a big way thanks to the exploits of Aavishkar Salvi and Abhimanyu Mithun in Mysore
The cliffhanger in Mysore might have been a fantastic advertisement for domestic cricket in India, but the game was marred by some heated exchanges between the two sides
Despite his achievements over the last six years, Karnataka seamer R Vinay Kumar remains unfamiliar to most Indian fans
The overwhelming reception for the final in Mysore has lessons for the tournament's organisers
Had allrounder Balachandra Akhil been picked in place of Stuart Binny for the final, the Ranji Trophy would have journeyed southwards to Bangalore
