Mumbai announce the Ranji squad for the game against Baroda

Mumbai has announced their Ranji squad for their next game against Baroda at Wankhede Stadium in their home ground. Aditya Tare will continue to lead the side and Surya Kumar Yadav will work as a deputy for him. They are playing their second game of the season at home and first at Wankhede. Shreyas Iyer is back in the side who will join who is currently busy in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand. However, the team is looking in good form and is high on confidence after a resounding victory against Odisha by 121 runs.

The presence of Ajinkya Rahane is a big boost for Mumbai as he brings the much-needed experience and calmness to the side. Though he will not be available after the next game as India will be playing the Test series against Sri Lanka from November 16. Rahane too would love to score some runs ahead of the series and get back into the groove of the Test match cricket. He could not contribute much to the team’s cause in their last game and bagged a duck in the second innings to go with 49 in the first innings.

Crucial game for both teams

The upcoming fixture is immensely crucial for both Mumbai and Baroda as they are stuck in the mid-table rut in Group C. Andhra is currently leading the charts with 15 points and they are followed by Madhya Pradesh who have 14 points against their name. Mumbai is at the third position with only a solitary victory in three matches as the other two were ended in a draw. They would love to claim the top spot in the group by registering an outright victory against Baroda.

The visitors, however, are reeling at fifth position in the group and desperately need a victory to stay in the hunt. They earned crucial points on the basis of the first-innings lead but lost an opportunity to win the game in their last fixture. However, the contest is expected to be a close one with Mumbai expecting to one as they are playing on their home ground.

Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Aditya Tare (c & wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Akhil Herwadkar, Shardul Thakur, Siddhesh Lad, Akash Parkar, Vijay Gohil, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Jay Bista, Sufiyan Shaikh, Aditya Dhumal, Roystan Dias