Mumbai hold edge

GWALIOR, March 21: Reigning champions Mumbai, with one of the most balanced line-ups in the contest for limited overs, look the most invinci...

GWALIOR, March 21: Reigning champions Mumbai, with one of the most balanced line-ups in the contest for limited overs, look the most invincible team as they get ready to take on Tamil Nadu in the semi-final of the Wills Trophy to be played at the Roop Singh Stadium here tomorrow.

With the selection of the team for the triangular series April 1-14 due in the next few days8217; time, several cricketers from both sides are sure to put up a good performance to get the selectors8217; nod.

The Tamil Nadu team, with six left-handers in its top batting order, should be looking for a good total against Mumbai, whose bowling resources also look quite formidable.

Former India leggie Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, back in the squad this season after being in the wilderness, could spring a surprise or two if he can get his line and length right.

Mumbai from: Vinod Kambli captain, Amit Pagnis, Rajesh Sutar, Amol Muzumdar, Mandar Phadke, Jatin Paranjpe, Ajit Agarkar, Sameer Dighe wk, Paras Mhambrey, Abey Kuruvulla, SairajBahutule, Atul Ranade, Nilesh Kulkarni, Sandeep Dahad.

Tamil Nadu from: Robin Singh captain, WV Raman, S Ramesh, RC Vasanth Kumar, S Sriram, Hemang Badani, Diwakar Vasu, S Sharath, Rueben Paul wicketkeeper, T Kumaran, Tanvir Jabbar, V Saravanan, S Mahesh, L Sivaramakrishnan. Umpires: Francis Gomes East Zone amp; O Krishna AP. BCCI observer: SK Ghosh Calcutta.

Keen fare on cards

BHILWARA:The big bosses of Indian cricket will, hopefully, consult a travel agent before they finalise the itinerary for the Wills Trophy one-day championships next year, reports Ajay Shankar. First, the Wills XI struggled to reach here in time for the quarter-final against Bangladesh XI two days back. Now their semi-final opponents, the Board Presidents8217;s XI, will see the Sukhadia Stadium for the first time only when they take the field tomorrow.

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A jaded opposition then, would fit in perfectly with the Wills XI game-plan which went through a relaxed nets session today evening.

The teams: B President8217;s XI:Vikram Rathore captain, Gagan Khoda, Ajay Jadeja, Reetinder Sodhi, Jacob Martin, Pankaj Dharmani, Saba Karim, Sandeep Sharma, Sanjay Bangar, Zakir Hussain, Murali Karthik, Jyoti Yadav, Sanjay Raul, Mohammed Kaif amp; Shafiq khan.

Wills XI: Venkatesh Prasad captain, Nikhil Haldipur, Daniel Manohar, Devang Gandhi, Vanka Pratap, Rohan Gavaskar, Rajiv Kumar, Sunil Joshi, MSK Prasad, N Madhukar, KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Alokendu Lahiri amp; Rajesh Naik.Umpires: VN Kulkarni amp; SK Tarapore Karnataka. BCCI observer: T Sreedharan Andhra.