Maharashtra vs Rajasthan, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Captaincy Picks

Maharashtra take on Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 group-stage encounter on Friday. The match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur. While the two teams take each other on the playing field, the fantasy cricket managers have a chance to pick their favourite players and form their teams. The performance of the players on the field will translate to points for each fantasy team picked, and the manager with the team with the most points stands a chance to win attractive prizes.

Maharashtra are currently third in the Group D points table, with three wins in five matches. They have accumulated 12 points and have a terrific net run rate of +1.299 and a win on Friday can take them back up to the top of the table.

Maharashtra defeated the current table-toppers Vidarbha in their previous match. Chasing a target of 180, Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten century helped Maharashtra complete the run chase in only 16.1 overs.

Rajasthan, meanwhile, aren't having the best of time in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have picked up two wins in five matches and find themselves far away from contention for a place in the knockout stages. In their previous match, Rajasthan defeated Uttarakhand by four wickets. After bowling out Uttarakhand for 160 runs in the first innings, skipper Deepak Hooda's half-century guided the team to a win.

Probable playing XIs

Rajasthan: Abhijeet Tomar, Mukul Choudhary, Mahipal Lomror, Deepak Hooda (c), Kunal Singh Rathore (wk), Deepak Chahar, Arjit Gupta, Manav Suthar, Aniket Choudhary, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed

Maharashtra: Kedar Jadhav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nikhil Naik (wk), Ankit Bawne, Azim Kazi, Arshin Kulkarni, Dhanraj Shinde, Prashant Solanki, Pradeep Dadhe, Satyajeet