Ajinkya Rahane

The defending champions play their next three games at home, but won't have it easy against an LSG side that has experience playing on slow, spinning surfaces

By ensuring that they pair left-right combinations and spin hitters with pace hitters, CSK have significantly raised the ceiling of their line-up

They were frustrated for long periods, but as has been the case all season, the 42-time champions found a way through

The Mumbai captain credited his coach Omkar Salvi for creating a vision focussed on player fitness and freedom

Mumbai's young batter also credits Ajinkya Rahana and Shreyas Iyer for their roles in putting up big partnerships

Mulani also scored a fifty while Dubey finished with a five-wicket haul for Vidarbha

Even as runs were not easy to come by, the pair kept grinding through, before switching gears and accelerating

Kulkarni, Kotian and Mulani picked three wickets each to bowl Vidarbha out for 105

"I love to play in tough situations and tough conditions," Thakur says after top-scoring in Mumbai's first innings in the Ranji Trophy final

While the expectations from Mumbai are always big, Vidarbha are primed for their time under the limelight

Assam withdrew the appeal during the tea break right after the dismissal and the decision was accepted by the umpires

After bonus-point wins in the first two rounds, Mumbai captain eyes 'consistent' performances this season

Iyer's inclusion comes as a boost for Mumbai, who will be without Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube or Prithvi Shaw

The format, the big names, notable absentees and everything else you might have been wondering about

Ajinkya Rahane, who was vice-captain on the West Indies tour earlier this year, has been dropped

Peter Handscomb, who represented Leicestershire in the County Championship and T20 Blast this season, will extend his stay

On a dull day's play, his agility and expertise in the slip cordon made everybody sit up and take notice

Back as vice-captain, 35-year-old says "nothing has changed" for him

He also hoped Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran would get called up to the Test squad in the future