Mumbai and Andhra advanced to the next stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with five wins each. Shardul Thakur and Ayush Mhatre starred in Mumbai’s win over Chhattisgarh, while Andhra crushed Kerala despite Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 73

Lucknow: Star-studded Mumbai returned to winning ways after their loss to Kerala in the previous round, defeating Chhattisgarh by eight wickets with skipper Shardul Thakur starring with the ball and Ayush Mhatre slamming a half-century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match here on Saturday.

With one more round to go in the group stage, defending champions Mumbai (20 points), who have won five out of six games so far, and Andhra (20 points), who too have won five games, advanced to the next stage of the competition.

Mumbai, who had lost to Kerala by

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