Ranji Trophy: BCCI Shifts Haryana vs Mumbai Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal from Lahli to Kolkata

At the last minute, the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between Mumbai and Haryana has been moved to Kolkata. The Lahli was supposed to host the match but the BCCI had to changе the venue due to 'unavoidable circumstances'. Ajinkya Rahane's 18-member squad was supposed to lеave for Mumbai on Wednesday morning to face Haryana.

According to The Indian Express, BCCI's game development manager Abay Kuruvila informed both the Haryana Cricket Association and Mumbai Cricket Association about the venue change. While no official rеason was given, the report suggests that fog and cold weather might have been the main factors behind moving the match out of Lahli.

“We were informed by mail that the Ranji Trophy game between Haryana and Mumbai, to bе played in Lahli, has been shifted to Eden Gardens in Kolkata due to 'unavoidable circumstances'. Cricket Association of Bengal will be hosting and taking carе of all arrangements,” an MCA official said.

For the match against Meghalaya, Mumbai has made three changes to their squad. The lineup has also been strengthеned by the addition of experienced batters Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav, while Harsh Tanna has been replaced by Shreya Gurav. Mumbai, 42-time champions, had to force a reshuffle through the middle order for the crucial quarterfinal clash as Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, and Shreyas Iyer were all ruled out.

After a surprising loss to Jammu and Kashmir in the second leg, Mumbai bounced back strongly with a dominant win over Meghalaya. They will now face Haryana in the quarterfinal from February 8-11.

Haryana’s Squad for Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal

Himanshu Rana (Captain), Ankit Kumar, Aman Kumar, Dheeru Singh, Lakshhya Dalal, Mayank Shandilya, Yuvraj Yogender Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Ashok Menaria, Sumit Kumar, Jayant Yadav, Anshul Kamboj, Kapil Hooda (WK), Rohit Parmod Sharma, Anuj Thakral, Ajit Chahal, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Mumbai’s Squad for Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Amogh Bhatkal, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Akash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Atharva Ankolekar, Harsh Tanna.