Tuesday morning, Delhi won the toss and decided to bowl first. It appeared like their strategy worked well, as Mumbai lost all three of their best batsmen, including Prithvi Shaw (40 off 35 balls). As Yash Dhull was unable to play because of an illness, Himmat Singh led Delhi into their Group B Ranji Trophy encounter versus Mumbai. Dhruv Shorey, who has amassed the most runs in the competition thus far, was selected vice-captain on the day before the match.
In the beginning, Mumbai had Prithvi Shaw on fire and were 49/0 after 10 overs. But afterwards they lost three wickets in the subsequent ten, including Shaw. Early in their innings, Ajinkya Rahane and Sarfaraz Khan have also been questioned. 23 runs were allowed by Harshit Rana in his first four overs of play. Sarfaraz Khan took 26 balls to settle in the middle after Mumbai lost four wickets in the opening session. He then opened his hands for Mumbai’s maiden boundary.
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Playing XI for both the teams are:-
Delhi (Playing XI): Dhruv Shorey, Nitish Rana, Vaibhav Rawal, Anuj Rawat(w), Himmat Singh(c), Vaibhav Sharma, Hrithik Shokeen, Pranshu Vijayran, Harshit Rana, Divij Mehra, Yogesh Sharma
Mumbai (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Musheer Khan, Armaan Jaffer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sarfaraz Khan, Prasad Pawar(w), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias
Rightnow, Delhi is eighth in the eight-team group after five games in the 2022–23 season, with no chance of making it to the quarterfinals, whereas Mumbai has won three matches of it’s five and holds second position in the points table.
