{"id":2652,"date":"2026-10-13T08:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/13\/tushar-deshpande-hat-trick-mumbai-ranji\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:38:47","slug":"tushar-deshpande-hat-trick-mumbai-ranji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/13\/tushar-deshpande-hat-trick-mumbai-ranji\/","title":{"rendered":"Tushar Deshpande&#8217;s hat\u2011trick steers Mumbai toward dominant Ranji win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veteran right\u2011arm pacer Tushar Deshpande delivered a decisive three\u2011in\u2011three spell on the second day of Mumbai\u2019s Ranji Trophy encounter with Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium. The hat\u2011trick, taken on a greenish pitch that favoured seamers, helped extend Mumbai\u2019s already imposing 351\u2011run lead and left the visitors reeling as the home side edged closer to a commanding victory.<\/p>\n<h2>Career milestones and earlier hat\u2011tricks<\/h2>\n<p>Before the Monday performance, Deshpande had already amassed a collection of hat\u2011tricks across different levels of Indian cricket. He recorded one in the 2023 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Mizoram, another during an MCA Under\u201116 selection tournament, and several during his school days for KC Gandhi School in Kalyan, a suburb of Thane district near Mumbai. Those experiences proved valuable when he found himself in a three\u2011in\u2011three situation on Day\u202f2 of the Ranji match.<\/p>\n<p>Deshpande, now 31, has been guided by a handful of international and IPL\u2011level mentors. Former Chennai Super Kings all\u2011rounder Dwayne Bravo, former Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Shane Bond, and South African coach Eric Simons \u2013 who was appointed to England\u2019s Test side earlier in the week after a stint as CSK\u2019s bowling coach \u2013 all offered him specific advice. Simons, in particular, urged Deshpande to \u201cbowl your best ball on top of off stump whenever in doubt.\u201d Deshpande recalled following that counsel precisely when he delivered the decisive ball to Chandigarh\u2019s No.\u202f5 batsman Dipender Kush.<\/p>\n<h2>Day two: the hat\u2011trick and a day of dominance<\/h2>\n<p>On the day in question, Deshpande claimed his fourth wicket of the innings by striking Kush with a full\u2011length delivery aimed at the top of off stump. The ball induced a thin edge that was safely collected by Yashasvi Jaiswal in the slips, completing the hat\u2011trick. He later added two more scalps \u2013 one in Chandigarh\u2019s first innings to complete a five\u2011wicket haul and another in the very first over of the second innings \u2013 further unsettling the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Deshpande finished the day with figures of six wickets for 17 runs. In addition to his bowling heroics, he contributed a quick\u2011fire 44 runs while batting at No.\u202f9, reinforcing Mumbai\u2019s dominant position. The combination of a massive lead, a recent follow\u2011on enforcement, and a solitary second\u2011innings wicket meant that Mumbai were well on their way to securing a bonus point and a massive win.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the performance, Deshpande described it as \u201cone of my best\u201d because every delivery felt like a wicket\u2011taking opportunity. He also highlighted the importance of maintaining intensity, stating that if the team could replicate the first\u2011innings display and keep bowling in the right areas, the outcome would be even more satisfying.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on Mumbai\u2019s campaign and future outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Deshpande\u2019s feat placed him as the sixth bowler in Mumbai\u2019s Ranji Trophy history to claim a hat\u2011trick. The previous five were Jehangir Khot (Baroda, 1943\u201144), Umesh Kulkarni (Gujarat, 1963\u201164), Abdul\u202fIsmail (Saurashtra, 1973\u201174), Roystar\u202fDias (Bihar, 2023\u201124) and Shardul Thakur (Meghalaya, 2024\u201125). The achievement underscored his role as a key performer for the side, where he has taken 126 wickets in 42 matches at an average of roughly 26. He also boasts a century and a half\u2011century in 666 runs for Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Ranji match, Deshpande\u2019s recent form includes a notable outing for India A against Australia A in Puducherry. He claimed a five\u2011wicket haul in the first match and later rescued India A with a gritty 52\u2011run night\u2011watchman innings in the second, helping the side clinch the series. Although he had hoped for selection on the India A tour of New\u202fZealand, he was not chosen. He said the setback motivated him to focus on performance rather than selection, emphasizing his ambition to play Test cricket for India.<\/p>\n<p>Marking his 50th first\u2011class appearance, Deshpande said he entered the match intent on giving his 100\u202fpercent, not specifically targeting a hat\u2011trick. He noted that certain patches on the wicket caused the ball to move, reinforcing his strategy of bowling as many deliveries as possible in the right areas. \u201cIf we can put on another show like we did in the first innings and maintain the intensity whenever I bowl, I\u2019ll be even happier,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Coached by his father Uday, a former A Division player in Mumbai cricket, Deshpande\u2019s cricketing pedigree runs deep. He cautioned teammates against underestimating any opponent, recalling past losses to weaker sides. \u201cOur job is to collect as many points as possible,\u201d he said, underscoring Mumbai\u2019s aim to finish the match with a bonus point and secure a massive win.<\/p>\n<p>With the green pitch likely to continue assisting seamers, Deshpande\u2019s day\u2011two spell could be a harbinger of further breakthroughs on Day\u202f3. If he maintains the line and length that earned him the hat\u2011trick, Mumbai may well finish the contest with a decisive victory and an added league point.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tushar Deshpande claimed a three\u2011in\u2011three hat\u2011trick on Day\u202f2 of Mumbai\u2019s Ranji Trophy clash with Chandigarh, boosting the side\u2019s 351\u2011run lead and edging them toward a massive victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[2928,2927,2926,2924,2925],"class_list":["post-2652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-first-class-cricket","tag-hat-trick","tag-mumbai-cricket","tag-ranji-trophy","tag-tushar-deshpande","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}