S Badrinath

When the 2004-05 season kicks off tomorrow, with seven Elite Group matches around the country, Mumbai start as strong favourites

Ranadeb Bose and Devang Gandhi steered Bengal to a seven-wicket win over Railways in the quarter-finals of the Ranji one-day tournament at Mumbai

Sairaj Bahutule spun out Gujarat in quick time on the final day as Mumbai ran away to an innings-and-64-run win

Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy - a staggering 36th triumph - by virtue of their first-innings lead, as their final against Tamil Nadu petered out to a torturous draw

Sparking hundreds from Venugopal Rao, Sridharam Sriram and Subramaniam Badrinath guided South Zone to a remarkable six-wicket victory in their Duleep Trophy match against England A at Gurgaon

Delhi triumphed over Tamil Nadu by 19 runs in a high-scoring game after putting 279 on the board

Kerala suffered an ignominious defeat at the Wankhede Stadium, and this historic first encounter with Mumbai ended on a sad note

Shib Sankar Paul, the Bengal medium pacer, forced Tamil Nadu to follow-on on the third day of the Elite B match at Tirunelveli

Karnataka fought back with a strong batting performance on the second day of the Ranji Trophy third round Elite Group match