Mumbai’s Shivam Dube scored a 63-ball 100 against Maharashtra to kickstart the Ranji Trophy preparation in style.
The two teams were taking part in a warm-up game ahead of the red-ball tournament, which begins on October 15. The game had already been in the news earlier, after Prithvi Shaw, who moved away from playing for Mumbai to represent Maharashtra, scored a 220-ball 181 against his former side. He was then involved in a heated exchange with Musheer Khan, India’s Under-19 star in the recent World Cup, and also Sarfaraz Khan’s brother.
Maharastra made 465-3 in their first innings, with Arshin Kulkarni scoring 186 in just 140 balls. In reply, Mumbai responded with 320-9 in 90 overs. Maharashtra made 186-5 in the second innings, leaving Mumbai a target of 331 to win the warm-up game.
Shivam Dube stars for Mumbai in the second innings
Dube walked out to bat at No.4, after Mumbai had been reduced to 36-2. He was the lone warrior for the side, bringing up his hundred in 62 balls. He fell a ball later while going for a big hit. Other than Dube, no other batter from the side crossed 30, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi being the second-highest run-scorer, with 27 runs. Mumbai ended on 168-4, losing the game after conceding the first innings lead.
The Indian all-rounder, who has been a part of 34 successive T20I wins, has been named in the Mumbai probables for the upcoming Ranji Trophy. He has played 25 first-class matches thus far since his debut in 2017, scoring 1,541 runs at 44.02. He has also taken 58 wickets, including best figures of 7-53.
Mumbai’s first game in the 2025/26 Ranji Trophy is against Jammu and Kashmir, to be played at the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium.
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