Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- Mumbai raced to the top of Elite, Group D Ranji points table after collecting a bonus point while defeating Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 120 runs at the Sharad Pawar academy ground on Monday. So dominant were the hosts, that the visiting team were bundled out twice inside three days and could bat only 115 overs, fewer than Mumbai's 137.2 overs in which they amassed 446 on the strength of centuries from Musheer Khan and Siddhesh Lad. On Day 3, once Mumbai were able to break Himachal's 9th wicket first innings stand of 77 between Nikhil Gangta and Vaibhav Arora, there was no stopping them. On a pitch designed for them, Mumbai spinners swung into action, picking up 14 wickets between them in two innings. In the second innings, it was again their ever reliable left-arm spinner Shams Mulani who's 5-fer was instrumental in Himachal being bowled out for 139. "We had spoken about getting an outright win. And we have seen that if there are no weather interruptions then on this venue, outright result is possible. We backed ourselves to get the six points but to get seven points was phenomenal," Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur told reporters. In his first season leading Mumbai, Thakur was hopeful his tactics will reap rewards. "I like to play around with tactics. try different things because a lot of times, when things are not happening in the middle for bowlers, it can become monotonous. As a bowling unit, if you are able to purchase a wicket, it boosts the morale of the team. I expect from all my teammates to be open about different ideas," he said. While things have mostly gone to plan in the season, Mumbai have marked inconsistent batting performances as an area of improvement. "It's just about the shift in mindset. When you're batting first, there will always be some help and you tend to lose one or two wickets, but, as a team can we delay those wickets till lunch? Then you can capitalize," he said. Thakur had high praise for his upcoming off-spinner Himanshu Singh, who ably filled in for Tanush Kotian in the last two games by picking up wickets at crucial moments. Mumbai next faces Puducherry on Nov 16 when the action shifts to the Wankhede stadium. Brief scores: In Mumbai: Mumbai 446 vs HP 187 & 139 (P Mann 65; S Mulani 5/37). Mumbai won by an innings and 120 runs. In New Delhi: Delhi 211 & 277 (A Badoni 72, A Doseja 62, V Sharma 6/63) vs J&K 310 & 55/2. In Hyderabad: Hyderabad 364 & 198/7 (R Gahlaut 59) vs Rajasthan 269 (K Rathore 83, A Kukna 58; C Milind 3/44). In Raipur: Chhattisgarh 377 and 4/0. Pondicherry 205 & 175 (A Sarwate 4/27). Chhattisgarh won by 10 wickets. In Mangalapuram: Saurashtra 160 & 351/5 (C Jani 151, A Vasavada 74, P Mankad 52*) vs Kerala 233. In Pune: Karnataka 313 and 144/5 (M Agarwal 64*; M Choudhary 3/70) vs Maharashtra 300 (P Shaw 71, J Saxena 72; S Gopal 4/70, Mohsin Khan 3/64). In Chandigarh: Chandigarh 173 & 195 (A Kaushik 38; A Goyal 4/48, H Brar 3/56) vs Punjab 142 & 227/2 (U Saharan 117*, J Singh 57*). Punjab won by 8 wickets. In Vadodara: Jharkhand 506 & 10/1 vs Baroda 291 (S Rawat 106, V Solanki 65, M Patel 61; S Raj 4/63, R Raj 4/70). In Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh 535/6 decl vs Nagaland 117 & 153 (S Sharma 5/25, K Sharma 3/72). UP won by an innings and 265 runs. In Nagpur: Vidarbha 286 & 218/2 decl (A Mokhade 101*, D Shorey 101) vs Odisha 160 & 44/0....