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On this day in 2022, Mumbai produced a performance that rewrote the record books of first-class cricket. In the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at Bengaluru, they crushed Uttarakhand by 725 runs, setting the largest victory by runs in the history of first-class cricket. The previous record of 685 runs had stood untouched for 92 years, having been established when New South Wales defeated Queensland during the 1929-30 Sheffield Shield season. Mumbai’s triumph was not merely a domestic milestone; it became a landmark result in the global history of the game.

On this day in 2022, Mumbai produced a performance that rewrote the record books of first-class cricket. In the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at Bengaluru, they crushed Uttarakhand by 725 runs, setting the largest victory by runs in the history of first-class cricket. The previous record of 685 runs had stood untouched for 92 years, having been established when New South Wales defeated Queensland during the 1929-30 Sheffield Shield season. Mumbai’s triumph was not merely a domestic milestone; it became a landmark result in the global history of the game.