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With the next round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 edition kickstarting from Thursday, January 30, defending champions Mumbai have announced their 16-member squad for the must-win clash. Notably, Mumbai are coming into this match after going down against Jammu and Kashmir by five wickets. The record-breaking winners will be in desparate pursuit of a victory as they take on Meghalaya from Thrusday at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC in Mumbai.
Ahead of the fixture, the MCA announced the squad for the crucial game. However, the side will be led by veteran Ajinkya Rahane, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma, along with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal miss out as they prepare for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England, set to begin from February 6.
Rohit, Jaiswal and Iyer miss out; Ayush Mhatre and Angkrish Raghuvanshi return
With Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal opening for Mumbai in their previous fixture, the upcoming match will see the young openers in Ayush Mhatre and Angkrish Raghuvanshi return. As reported earlier by Sportstar, Shreyas Iyer will also not be available for the upcoming match as he prepares for the 50-over format ahead of the England series. Furthermore, the report states that the Indian cricketers are set to join a camp in nagpur on February 2.
Speaking of Mumbai, they are placed third in the table with 22 points. While they will be eyeing a win, along with some bonus points, they will also wait for the outcome of the game between J&K and Baroda to make it to the knockouts of the prestigious domestic cricket tournament.
Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad vs Meghalaya
Ajinkya Rahane (Capt.), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Amogh Bhatkal, Siddhesh Lad, Akash Anand (wk), Hardik Tamore (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester D’Souza, Royston Dias, Shreyas Gurav, Atharva Ankolekar.