Ajinkya Rahane to lead Mumbai squad in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23; Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur included

Ajinkya Rahane will lead Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), which begins on October 11. Mumbai will play its matches in Rajkot.

Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane will lead the star-studded Mumbai squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022-23. Rahane recently led West Zone to a title triumph in the Duleep Trophy and will now don the captain's hat in the T20 tournament.

Mumbai's star-studded team comprises Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni and Tushar Deshpande, among others. The senior selection committee of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), led by Salil Ankola, selected all-rounder Shivam Dube for the side. Hardik Tamore was named the wicketkeeper.

Mumbai are placed in Group A with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Railways, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha and Mizoram. Ahead of the tournament, the team will leave for Ahmedabad on October 2, and play three practice T20 games against Gujarat and Rajasthan, before travelling by road to Rajkot.

Mumbai SMAT 2022-23 squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Hardik Tamore (wk), Prashant Solanki, Dhaval Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Aman Khan, Sairaj Patil, Mohit Awasthi.