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Prithvi Shaw had a four-ball-duck to amusement for his Ranji Trophy successful Maharashtra vs Kerala. (Screenshot)
Maharashtra had a disastrous commencement to their 2025/26 Ranji Trophy run against Kerala astatine the Green Field Stadium successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Wednesday, collapsing to 5/4 successful the 4th implicit with Prithvi Shaw getting retired for zero connected his Maharashtra debut.Kerala's seamer MD Nidheesh struck early, dismissing Shaw lbw successful the archetypal implicit earlier removing Siddhesh Veer disconnected the adjacent ball. Basil NP past took retired Arshin Kulkarni with his archetypal transportation and aboriginal dismissed skipper Ankeet Bawana with a bouncing transportation that deed the stumps.Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jalaj Saxena led a betterment effort, reaching 35 and 29, respectively, with Maharashtra reaching 81/5 astatine Lunch.Shaw's duck came arsenic a disappointment aft his caller period against Mumbai successful a warm-up match.
The opener had switched from Mumbai to Maharashtra earlier this season, seeking a caller commencement aft losing his spot successful the red-ball setup.The determination to Maharashtra represented an important measurement for Shaw pursuing a challenging play that included going unsold astatine the IPL 2025 auction and facing scrutiny implicit his signifier and fitness.Shaw had shown aboriginal committedness for his caller squad by scoring a period against Chhattisgarh successful the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament successful August.
Maharashtra's erstwhile Ranji Trophy play saw them decorativeness 5th successful Elite Group A with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses from 7 matches.For the 2025/26 season, Maharashtra person been placed successful Group B alongside beardown competitors including past season's runners-up Kerala, Saurashtra, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Goa.
