Ranji Trophy Final 2022 | Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh | Preview, Probable XI and Match Details

Prithvi Shaw’s Mumbai is on the quest for another domestic title. They will be looking to extend their rampaging form against a high-flying Madhya Pradesh side in the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2022 final. 

Madhya Pradesh has been perennial underachievers in the competition, and this is their first title clash since the 1999 edition of the tournament.

A win for Mumbai will hand them their 42nd Ranji Trophy title. They are one of the most decorated domestic teams in the world, with 41 Ranji Trophy titles. They are only behind Australia’s New South Wales, which has 47 Sheffield Shield trophies.

On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh will be looking to seal its first-ever trophy in any Indian domestic competition. The upcoming final marks only the second instance where they have reached a Ranji final, having previously lost to Karnataka in 1999.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Mumbai and MP’s journey to the finals

Mumbai’s 2022 campaign has been as dominant as it gets. They swept through their Elite Group D matches with massive wins over Odisha and Goa. Later, they butchered Uttarakhand by 725 runs in the quarter-final and sailed past Uttar Pradesh in the semis on the first innings count.

Much like Mumbai, the Aditya Shrivastava-led Madhya Pradesh has also enjoyed an unbeaten run this year. They topped their Elite Group A points table and registered heavy wins over Punjab and Bengal in the two knockout games before the summit clash.

Match Details:

Match: Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Date & Time: June 22 to June 26, starts at 9:30 AM IST on match days

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar

Pitch Report:

The surface at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is conducive for batters. However, the fast bowlers might take advantage of the overcast conditions at the venue. Spinners will likely make an impact on days 4 and 5.

Weather Forecast:

The temperature on Day 1 is likely to range between 20 and 27 degrees Celsius. Much like the sodden series-decider between India and South Africa, fans can expect rain on the first two days of the final.

Squads:

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw (c), Hardik Tamore (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Armaan Jaffer, Suved Parkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Aditya Tare, Royston Dias, Sairaj Patil, Prashant Solanki, Dhrumil Matkar, Arjun Tendulkar, Aakarshit Gomel, Sachin Yadav, Siddharth Raut, Shashank Attard, Bhupen Lalwani, Aman Hakim Khan

Madhya Pradesh: Himanshu Mantri (wk), Aditya Shrivastava (c), Yash Dubey, Shubham S Sharma, Rajat Patidar, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Saransh Jain, Puneet Datey, Anubhav Agarwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Gaurav Yadav, Ishwar Pandey, Rameez Khan, Mihir Hirwani, Parth Sahani, Ajay Rothera, Kuldeep Sen, Arshad Khan, Rakesh Thakur

Probable Playing XI:

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Armaan Jaffer, Suved Parkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Avasthi

Madhya Pradesh: Yash Dubey, Himanshu Mantri (wk), Shubham S Sharma, Rajat Patidar, Aditya Shrivastava (c), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya, Puneet Datey, Anubhav Agarwal, Gaurav Yadav