Unchanged Mumbai team for Ranji final against Karnataka

Mumbai:

Holders Mumbai, gunning for their 39th Ranji Trophy title, on Thursday retained the same 15-member squad, which played against Delhi in semifinal here, for the summit clash against Karnataka at Mysore from January 11-15.

Karnataka, aiming for their seventh Ranji Trophy crown and the first since the 1998-99, got past Uttar Pradesh in the other semifinal at Bangalore on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the BCCI announced that Subramaniam Ramesh will be the match referee for the final to be played at the Gangotri Glades ground.

ICC International Panel umpire Amish Saheba and Sanjay Hazare would officiate in the match as on-field umpires, while S Ravi would be the third umpire, BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan said today.

Mumbai Team: Wasim Jaffer (C), Ajit Agarkar (VC), Ramesh Powar, Praful Waghela, Sahil Kurreja, Ajinkya Rahane, Prashant Naik, Usman Malvi, Vinayak Samant, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sushant Marathe, Onkar Khanvilkar, Avishkar Salvi, Iqbal Abdulla and Abhishek Nayar; Coach: Pravin Amre.