While all eyes were on Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium and Virat Kohli, at Rajkot, Bengaluru and Jamshedpur there was room for plenty of twists and turns

India's Shardul Thakur achieved a hat-trick for Mumbai in a crucial Ranji Trophy match against Meghalaya. He became the second bowler in the 2024-25 season to do so and the fifth Mumbai bowler in Ranji history.

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.