Much was expected from Prithvi Shaw after he scored a cracking ton for Maharashtra in a three-day warm-up match against his former team, Mumbai.

The first-ever finalists Kerala will take on two-time champions Vidarbha in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy, which will be played at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha from Wednesday.

It has been nothing short of a stellar run for the Akshay Wadkar-led Vidarbha side this season, winning eight of their nine matches so far and drawing one which makes them the side to beat.

Kerala's best-ever Ranji Trophy finish came as semi-finalists in 2018-19, when they beat Gujarat in the quarters.

Ishan Kishan continued his imperious run as he smashed a second century in as many matches to script Jharkhand's fight back against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group C match

IPL 2022: Desperate to snap their losing streak, Mumbai Indians pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Wednesday said all they need is a "collective effort" from the bowlers when they take on Chennai Super Kings in an IPL gameon Thursday

IPL 2022: Jos Buttler tore into Basil Thampi, smashing 26 runs off his very first over of the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.

India's pace department will have the likes of Basil Thampi, Avesh Khan and Ishan Porel.

In his stipulated four overs, Basil Thampi gave away 70 runs at an economy rate of 17.50.

India will be fielding three new faces in the T20I squad.