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A large decision against Maharashtra has made things hard for Mumbai. Having won its archetypal 4 games, the home elephantine needed an outright triumph to tempest into the knockouts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
However, pursuing the 128-run defeat, Mumbai’s Net Run Rate has taken a beating, and the erstwhile champion not lone needs to triumph astatine slightest 1 of its 2 remaining games, but besides amended its NRR.
Moreover, up of the 2 important games — against Himachal Pradesh and Punjab — the broadside sweats implicit the fittingness of its skipper Shardul Thakur, who underwent a scan connected Saturday, pursuing a calf injury.
While sources bespeak that the seam-bowling all-rounder remains doubtful for Tuesday’s crippled against Himachal, determination are fittingness concerns for Sarfaraz Khan, too. The middle-order batter missed the crippled against Maharashtra aft experiencing symptom successful quadriceps, and besides underwent scans.
After bowling astir 7 overs against Maharashtra, Shardul limped disconnected the ground, and adjacent though helium walked retired to bat aboriginal successful the day, the 34-year-old looked uncomfortable and lasted conscionable 5 deliveries.
Sources told The Hindu that helium has been advised to remainder by the doctors. But adjacent if helium misses the crippled against Himachal, Shardul volition enactment backmost successful Jaipur and volition beryllium monitored regularly by the squad doctors.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube volition beryllium disposable for the adjacent mates of games.
