Siddhesh Lad led from the front on his debut as Mumbai’s full-time Ranji Trophy captain, holding the innings together, as the home team reached 249 for five against Chandigarh on the opening day of the new season at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday.
Chandigarh captain Manan Vohra had little hesitation in asking Mumbai to bat, and Jagjit Singh Sandhu justified the decision by having Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal caught at second slip in his second over. Jaiswal was drawn into a false drive to be caught at second slip for a blob. Mumbai’s Musheer Khan in action during the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Chandigarh’s Rohit Dhanda bowls on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Chandigarh’s Rohit Dhanda celebrates taking Ayush Mhatre’s wicket on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
