Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube dropped as Siddhesh Lad to lead Mumbai into eliminations at Vijay Hazare Trophy

Mumbai will head into the quarter-finals of the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy without several key players. The Mumbai Cricket Association has announced a 16-member squad for the playoffs, with Siddhesh Lad named captain, while regular skipper Shardul Thakur will miss the matches after suffering a calf injury.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy advanced to the knockout stage after the championship stage, with eight teams qualifying for the quarter-finals. Notably, several big Indian players returned to the 50-over tournament, including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh and Rishabh Pant, as per BCCI guidelines.

Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube left out as Siddhesh to lead Mumbai to knockout

The team will enter the knockout stage without Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube. Rohit and Iyer are part of the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, while Suryakumar and Dube will return to the national team for the T20I series.

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The team, which finished second in their group, will be led by Siddhesh Lad for the business end of the tournament. They made some changes to their team, with all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar and fast bowler Mohit Avasthi replacing Chinmay Sutar and Sylvester D’Souza.

Lad missed a large part of the league phase due to the presence of Indian internationals like Iyer, Suryakumar and Dube. The experienced striker is now ready to take on the challenge of leading the team into the knockout stages with a balanced squad.

Mumbai squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy qualifiers:

Siddhesh Lad (Captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Shams Mulani, Mohit Avasthi, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suryansh Sheedge, Musheer Khan, Ishan Mulchandani, Shashank Attarde, Onkar Tarmale, Sairaj Patil

Defending champions Karnataka will take on the Siddhesh Lad-led side in the first quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru on Monday. January 12. Karnataka finished top of their group, while Mumbai secured second place to qualify for the knockout stages.

Both teams have quality players who can change the game quickly. With strong teams on both sides, the match promises an exciting competition.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 enters knockout stage

A total of 38 teams took part in the action on the domestic circuit in the List-A format. With only eight teams competing, the tournament has now entered its most competitive phase. The winners of the quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals, and the two teams that win there will earn a place in the final to fight for the title.

The teams qualified for the knockout stage are Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Punjab, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha.

The quarterfinal matches are Karnataka vs Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh and Delhi vs Vidarbha. All four matches will be played at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, with two matches scheduled on January 12 and the other two on January 13.

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