Pune: Dhawal Kulkarni wreaked havoc with the new ball to hand Mumbai an edge in their quest for the 41st Ranji Trophy title by reducing Saurashtra to 192 for eight on the opening day of the summit clash, here, on Wednesday.

Back in the side after missing the semi-final due to a groin strain, Kulkarni utilised the green track on offer to perfection after Mumbai captain Aditya Tare won the toss and asked Saurashtra to bat.

Kulkarni was spot-on with his line and length, and managed to cut through Saurashtra’s top order with figures of four for 30, which included the important wickets of Avi Barot, Cheteshwar Pujara, Arpit Vasavada and captain Jaydev Shah. Kulkarni was ably supported by Shardul Thakur (two for 59), Abhishek Nayar (one for 42) and Balwinder Sandhu (one for 41).