In 1950-51 at Indore, it was the Holkar side which broke the hearts of a Gujarat unit to win the Ranji Trophy. 66 years down the line, the stars aligned themselves to script history in the very same city. Parthiv Patel and his boys have indelibly inscribed themselves into the annals of Indian cricket history. I have been Kumar Abhisekh Das and have had much pleasure in bringing to you this riveting battle over a course of these eventful 5 days in the company of Abhinand Raghavendran. Buhbye for now!!

Parthiv Patel, Man of the Match: "It was a collective dream that we saw before the season. It was a dream which started in Gujarat and it has come true. I was taking my chances, I am glad it all came off. You can't get 311 alone and Manpreet played brilliantly. Priyank Panchal got a crucial 30 yesterday to give us the momentum. RP always looked like picking wickets. He has put in the hard yards with the boys. I am very fortunate to lead a talented bunch of young boys. The support staff has been working very hard for us. The Gujarat Cricket Association has also backed us, I would want to take this opportunity to thank them. Being an experienced player, I needed to put my hand up and perform and I am happy that I did."

Aditya Tare: Yes well he (Parthiv) did. He rode his luck a bit. We have ourselves to blame. The way we batted in the first innings, it could have been better. I am really proud of the team, the support staff, the selectors. It has been a great journey. We should have put more value on our wickets, especially on day 1. We played some silly shots and some silly decisions cost us the game. I am very proud of the bowling unit, the way they bowled but our fielding could have been better.

This has been a terrific game of cricket. Gujarat have overpowered the heavyweights - Mumbai - to be the Ranji Champions. The battle of the west goes to Gujarat. The Ranji Trophy belongs to Gujarat. After almost 26 years Mumbai have been outclassed and defeated in the finale. Parthiv Patel, fresh from his exploits against England looked a class act. His scores of 90 and 143 proved to be the differentiating factor. The only centurion of the game, his 143 was amidst a lot of pressure. Gujarat earlier in the day lost 3 wickets and it looked like title number 42 awaited the Mumbaikars. But the pint-sized dynamite exploded and found another fire-cracker in the form of Juneja to take Gujarat to door steps of a famous win. Fair to say the better team won. The presentations in a while..But if you are a Gujarat fan just let your vocal chords loose...

89.5 SN Thakur to Gandhi, FOUR, That is it!! Gujurat win by 5 wickets. They invade the ground and are on top of each other. They will go berserk. They have earned the rights to. Gujarat are the new Ranji champions. Whatta game. The fortunes have dwindled from one end to the other. That delivery was full and wide, Gandhi opened the face of his bat to slice it away behind square on the off-side

89.4 SN Thakur to Gandhi, FOUR, 3 more needed now!! That was full and wide, Gandhi flings his arms into that and screams it into the covers for a four

89.3 SN Thakur to Rujul Bhatt, 1 run, the ball climbs like a creeper to ping the gloves of the batsman as he tried to tuck it away. The ball bobbles away behind square for a single

89.2 SN Thakur to Gandhi, 1 run, jumps across his sticks and turns it away behind square for a run. 8 more for the triumph

It has been a game worthy of a final!!

89.1 SN Thakur to Gandhi, no run, drives it with a twisted face of the bat and sends it to mid-off

88.6 Balwinder Sandhu to Rujul Bhatt, no run, defended into the off-side by bending down on it

88.5 Balwinder Sandhu to Gandhi, 1 run, chips the drive and the ball lands on the half volley to the man at mid-off, who tried to take it with one hand. The ball stopped on the batsman a bit

88.4 Balwinder Sandhu to Rujul Bhatt, 1 run, walks across his sticks and dinks it into the on-side to steal a run. They inch closer. 10 more...

88.3 Balwinder Sandhu to Rujul Bhatt, no run, well outside off on a good length and Rujul Bhatt is happy to shoulder arms

88.2 Balwinder Sandhu to Rujul Bhatt, no run, huge appeal as Rujul Bhatt tried to shuffle across his sticks. The impact was well outside off and the batsman was safe. Umpire Nitin Menon was not impressed

88.1 Balwinder Sandhu to Rujul Bhatt, no run, outside off and well wide, Rujul Bhatt sees it through

It was back in 1990-91 when Mumbai were defeated in the Ranji finals. Kapil Dev led Haryana had won a cliff-hanger by 2 runs. Parthiv Patel might not match the stature of Kapil nor would he match up in altitude. But this will go down as one of the biggest moments of Ranji Trophy history

87.6 SN Thakur to Gandhi, no run, banged in short, it doesn't scale a lot of height but goes over him as he squats down

87.5 SN Thakur to Rujul Bhatt, 1 run, stays his crease and opens the face of the blade to get a run