Mumbai vs Maharashtra

Key participant: Maharashtra captain Gaikwad might be keen to return good.
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From Nanded to Thane, from Kolhapur to Ahmednagar, and from nearly all cricket venues in Mumbai to all potential First Class grounds in and round Pune, the Maharashtra Derby has been staged nearly in every single place throughout its earlier 64 Ranji Trophy conferences.From Nanded to Thane, from Kolhapur to Ahmednagar, and from nearly all cricket venues in Mumbai to all potential First Class grounds in and round Pune, the Maharashtra Derby has been staged nearly in every single place throughout its earlier 64 Ranji Trophy conferences.

On Friday, the arch-rivalry between Mumbai and Maharashtra might be revived at a brand new venue — the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy floor — bang in the course of a enterprise hub.

Enjoying its first sport of the season, Mumbai has obtained a fillip to get its title defence on observe after a disappointing loss towards Baroda within the opener. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, will don Mumbai’s whites after two years towards the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Maharashtra.

Shardul will sit up for his battle towards Gaikwad.
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The final time Suryakumar featured in a Ranji match — on the similar venue two Decembers in the past — Mumbai misplaced to Saurashtra. However he might be keen to assist his group flip the tide and get the title defence going.

The flamboyant batter had a chronic stint on Thursday — for nearly 90 minutes — on the pitch simply exterior the sq.. He might be determined to assist out Ajinkya Rahane and likewise presumably make a degree to the nationwide selectors to not deal with him as a one-format specialist.

choice headache

Suryakumar’s addition has given the Mumbai think-tank a range headache. Similar to within the Irani Cup sport on the beiginning of the month, when Sarfaraz Khan was obtainable, veteran Siddhesh Lad — who scored a valiant 59 within the fourth innings in Baroda — could have to sit down out.

Maharashtra, with the brand new coach-captain mixture of Gaikwad and Sulakshan Kulkarni — a Mumbai stalwart — additionally finds itself in an identical place after conceding the innings result in Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar final week.

Studying a barely underprepared pitch and getting its mixture proper would be the key for Maharashtra. To not point out the truth that Gaikwad should hearth if Maharashtra hopes to have an higher hand.

Latest outcomes of Mumbai-Maharashtra matches:December 2022: Draw (first innings tied, Wankhede Stadium)

December 2018: Draw (Maharashtra innings lead, Gahunje, Pune)

January 2014 (quarterfinal): Maharashtra received by eight wickets, Wankhede Stadium

December 2007: Draw (Maharashtra innings lead, Wankhede Stadium)

January 2007: Mumbai received by an innings and 154 runs, Nashik.