Fresh from an outright win against Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy defending champions Mumbai take on Tripura at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium in Agartala today. In what is anticipated to be a tightly contested match (Tripura thrashed Meghalaya by an innings in their previous match), Mumbai will be without star batter Shreyas Iyer, who has opted out due to personal reasons. Iyer scored a hundred in the last match against Maharashtra. While Prithvi Shaw has been dropped due to fitness and disciplinary issues.

The Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai currently sit in fourth position in Group A after a stunning defeat suffered at the hands of Baroda in their opening game of the season. Meanwhile, Tripura who had their first match washed out, are second in the group. Mumbai will be banking on the spin duo of Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian to work their magic on the hosts’ in-form middle-order.