The Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash between Mumbai and Haryana has been moved to Kolkata in the lass-minute. The BCCI reportedly decided to change the venue from Lahli due to “unavoidable circumstances”. The 18-member Mumbai squad, led by Ajinkya Rahane, were scheduled to fly out on Wednesday morning.
Mumbai’s Ranji quarterfinal clash moved to Kolkata
As per The Indian Express, BCCI game development manager Abay Kuruvila informed the Haryana Cricket Association and Mumbai Cricket Association about the change of venue. The report states that while there is official reason provided, it is understood that fog and cold could have been the primary issue as to why the contest was moved out of Lahli.
“We were informed by mail that the Ranji Trophy game between Haryana and Mumbai, to be played in Lahli, has been shifted to Eden Gardens in Kolkata due to unavoidable circumstances. Cricket Association of Bengal will be hosting and taking care of all arrangements,” an MCA official said.
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Mumbai has made three changes from their match against Meghalaya. They have replaced Harsh Tanna with Shreyas Gurav and added two experienced batters in Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav to the squad. Having lost Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, and Shreyas Iyer, the 42-time champions need to bolster their middle order for the quarterfinal.
After suffering a shock defeat to Jammu and Kashmir in their first match of the second leg, Mumbai bounced back in a dominating fashion against Meghalaya. The side will now take on Haryana from February 8-11.
Mumbai’s squad for Ranji Trophy quarterfinal
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Amogh Bhatkal, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Akash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Atharva Ankolekar, Harsh Tanna
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