Kevin Almeida

India's Rizvi College qualified for the Red Bull campus cricket Asia finals by defeating Pakistan's Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology and Sri Lanka's Colombo University in two back-to-back T20 matches on Friday.

An unbeaten century by Sagar Kerkar helped Sunil Gavaskar XI take a vital 96-run first innings lead over Sachin Tendulkar XI on the second day of their three-day match.

It is show-time for the markers again at Islam Gymkhana.

MIG CC and Parsee Gymkhana clinched the 'A' and 'B Division Kanga League titles on Sunday.

Injuries to some key players and poor form of some others have forced defending champions Mumbai to make a few changes to their squad for the knock out Ranji Trophy quarter finals against Hyderabad to be played at Raipur from December 23-27.

The Mumbai Ranji side has been afflicted by the same problem which has plagued the Indian team this season - injuries

Pacer Zaheer Khan, who is not part of the India ODI or T20 squads, will lead Mumbai in the West Zone T20 League games to be played at two grounds here from March 30 to April 4.

Former India Test wicket-keeper Naman Ojha starred in Air India's impressive 35-run win over Canara Bank on the first day of the 16th DY Patil T20 Cup.

Not picked by the Mumbai selectors for the Ranji Trophy on the grounds that he “wasn’t fully fit,” pacer Tushar Deshpande is continuing to make a statement in the Times Shield ‘A’ Division.

Not picked by the Mumbai selectors for the Ranji Trophy on the grounds that he “wasn’t fully fit,” pacer Tushar Deshpande is continuing to make a statement in the Times Shield ‘A’ Division.

Forced to ring in changes to their squad owing to injuries and poor form, Mumbai will hope to get the act right when they take on Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal starting on Thursday.

After their remarkable eight-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh in their previous Ranji Trophy game in Kanpur, Mumbai have made six changes to the side.

Off-spinner Aniket Redkar, 38, took five for 50 to bowl hosts DY Patil 'A' to a nine-wicket win over Indian Navy Sports Control Cell in a Times Shield A Division fourth round league match at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.

A superb 10-wicket haul (5-37 and 5-26) by pacer Manish Rao helped Central Railway SA score an innings and 145 run win over Indian Navy Sports CC on Day Three of their Times Shield ‘A’ Division match at MCA’s ground in BKC on Thursday.

Left bruising after a disappointing season so far, Mumbai would be desperate to bag at least one trophy as they launch their West Zone league T20 campaign on Sunday, against formidable Baroda, who boast of the Pathan brothers-Irfan and Yusuf.

Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant gave one more display of his talent as he starred in Reliance 1's crushing 10-wicket win over Canara Bank in the 13th DY Patil T20 Cup in neighbouring Navi Mumbai here today.

Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh took nine for 58 to help Payyade beat Mum bai Police Gymkhana by six wickets in a Kanga League 'A' Division game at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana on Sunday.

The highs of 2012-13, when Mumbai won their 40th Ranji title was followed by an immensely forgettable season, when very little went right for the domestic stalwarts.

In a brave move, the Mumbai selectors on Wednesday picked talented teenaged opener Prithvi Shaw, who was recently a part of the India Under-19 team which clinched the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, for the defending champions’ semifinal encounter against Tamil Nadu from January 1 in Rajkot.

Ravikant Shukla slammed an unbeaten 175 (251b,4x22, 6x2) to steer Indian Oil to 318 for eight against Central Railway on the opening day of their Times Shield 'A' Division first round match at MIG CC on Tuesday.

Jain University, Bangalore is the new custodian of Rohinton Baria trophy by virtue of winning the all-India inter-zone university cricket tournament on Sunday.

India's 2012 U19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand and current India T20I spinner Yuzvendra Chahal starred in Reliance 1's four-wicket win over Indian Oil in the quarter-final of the 13th DY Patil T20 Cup.

Delhi's left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, named in the national T20 squad, gave a glimpse of his prowess on the third day of the 13th DY Patil T20 Cup on Friday.

Two dropped catches cost Shivaji Park Lions a cumulative 62 runs and eventually the match. Playing their opening game in the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League, the Lions’ sloppy approach on the field allowed Namo Bandra Blasters to score a matchwinning 182. The Blasters later restricted the Lions to 170 and won by 12 runs.

When MCA released the list of the four teams that would compete in the Madhav Mantri Trophy (U-25) it was a pleasant surprise to see that two former Mumbai cricketers' names were mentioned as the coaches of their respective teams.

“It hurts, man, it really hurts,” replied Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare, while pointing to the ‘three Lions,’ on his crest, after being quizzed on how he and his team was feeling after being beaten by Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy final at the Holkar Cricket Stadium last Saturday.

"Tendulkar sent a message to me this morning for Prithvi. 'Wish all the best on my behalf to Prithvi. This is a big opportunity. Ask him to score a hundred.' I showed this message to the youngster. He gave me a smile, and said: 'Definitely'," Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit told TOI from Rajkot.

Mumbai started their campaign at the West Zone under-14 tournament in style as Arman Jaffer helped pile on 288 for four at the end of day one of their three day match against Gujarat.