Mumbai entered the crucial Ranji Trophy elite game in Group B against Assam after drawing with Tamil Nadu in the previous home game.
With the qualifying race heating up, Mumbai needed a clear win to keep their campaign on track.
And in his final four days, Mumbai rode Prithvishaw’s first innings total of 379 and Ajinkha rahane’s his 191 to record a mammoth 4-for-687. and bowlers Shardul Thakur and Shamsumrani undermined the Assamese batsmen as his side suffered a 128-run defeat with his first innings at home.
Mumbai travel to the capital on Saturday morning for their next away game against Delhi on January 17-20. Satisfied with the team’s success, Mumbai’s coach Amol Muzumdar was thrilled to see Shaw’s innings and praised the team for convincingly winning on a flat deck that brought little benefit to the bowlers.