Karsh Kothari

The finals of the Mumbai Cricket Association's Under-14 tournament for Thane zone was played between Vasant Vihar High School and Konkan Muslim Education Society Bhiwandi on December 26 and 27.

Injured pacer Shardul Thakur does not feature in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad for their quarter-final match against Karnataka beginning on December 7.

Mumbai opener Jay Bista will lead the Under-23 team in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy final against Delhi, which will be played from December 17 to 20 at MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Bandra Kurla Complex.

A fine 89-run knock by Mumbai's Ranji team batsman Armaan Jaffer and some superb bowling (6-36) by left-arm spinner Karsh Kothari helped DY Patil SA beat Shivaji Park Gymkhana on first innings lead basis in a Kanga League 'A' Division game at the MB Union Ground in Cross Maidan on Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer is back in the Mumbai squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Odisha. The Elite Group A game is scheduled to begin on Wednesday. Prithvi Shaw, however, was not included in the 16-member squad due to fitness and disciplinary issues.

A fine century (132 off 163 balls) by Sujit Nayak helped Tata SC bag the first innings lead against DY Patil B on Day 2 of their Times Shield ‘A’ Division first round match at the DY Patil University ground on Wednesday.

Batsman Abhishek Nayar was on Wednesday dropped from the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for their must-win game against Tripura, beginning from Saturday.

Shreyas Iyer has been named as the skipper of the Mumbai Ranji team that will take on Railways in New Delhi from November 1.

Former champions Mumbai, languishing way down in the points table, got a boost with the return to the squad of senior pacer Dhawal Kulkarni for their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A game against Saurashtra.

Experienced pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, who was left out of the game against Vidarbha, has returned to the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for their inconsequential last group A tie against Chhattisgarh.

Medium pacer Akash Parkar picked up his maiden five-wicket haul to help Mumbai bundle out a struggling Tripura for a paltry 195 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Group C league match at the Wankhede stadium on Saturday.

Mumbai trounced underdogs Tripura by 10 wickets in their Group C Ranji Trophy game on the third and penultimate day to storm into the quarter-finals of the national tournament.

Languishing in the 14th spot with almost no chance of qualifying for the Ranji Trophy quarter finals this season, Mumbai will be bolstered by the return of pacers Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande for their penultimate league match against Vidarbha, which will be played from December 30 to January 2 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.

MIG Cricket Club batsmen Varun Lavande (132,134b, 10x4,5x6) and Sheesh Shetty (116,147b,10x4,5x6) and Bombay Gymkhana’s Hiken Shah (151,143b,23x4,1x6) cracked centuries for their respective teams on the opening of their second round Group-C matches of the 75th UPL-Police Invitation Shield

A fine spell by Madhya Pradesh left-arm seamer Vipul Krishna (7-52) helped DY Patil ‘A’ gain a 10-run lead over Central Railway on Day 2 of their ‘A’ Division second round match at MIG on Wednesday.

Left-arm spinner Dhrumil Matkar took six for 50, and 10-88 overal in the match, to spin Hemant Waingankar XI to a 156-run win over Chandrashekhar Sant XI on the third and final day of their Under-23 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy match on Thursday. In the other game, Jahangir Pithawala XI drew with Dilip Vengsarkar XI but were declared winners on first innings lead basis.

Young batsman Siddhesh Lad was on Monday named captain of the Mumbai team that will take on arch-rivals Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy match beginning at Pune from December 6.

The following players have been selected in the four teams which will participate in the upcoming Under-19 Sportstar Trophy. The matches will be played from September 17-20, September 24-26 and October 1-3.

Wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore smashed his second hundred in the match (164 not out, 133b, 17x4, 8x6) for DY Patil 'B' against Indian Oil at MIG on Day Three of their Times Shield 'A' Division Fifth round clash on Thursday.

Vasant Vihar High School won the recently concluded Under-16 level of the Bhandari Trophy by defeating KC Gandhi School, Kalyan. Sixteen teams from Thane district battled it out in the tournament.