SMAT 2025-26: Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead Maharashtra in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead Maharashtra in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA)announced on Friday.
Maharashtra will play its group-stage matches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and will open its campaign against Jammu and Kashmir on November 26.
Gaikwad comes into the tournament after a good run of form in South Africa-A’s Tour of India, where he scored 210 runs, including a century for India-A.
Maharashtra Squad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Prithvi Shaw, Arshin Kulkarni, Rahul Tripathi, Azim Kazi, Nikhil Naik (WK), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Vicky Ostwal, Tanay Sanghvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Mandar Bhandari (WK), Jalaj Saxena, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Yogesh Dongare, Ranjit Nikam
Published on Nov 21, 2025