Star Indian opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will not be available for Mumbai for the remainder of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season, which resumes on January 22 for its second round. The 24-year-old left-handed
batter, who is India’s highest-ranked batter in Tests, last played a Ranji Trophy match for the 42-time champions against Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur from November 1 to 4 in 2025.
In the fixture that ended in a draw, Jaiswal scored 67 runs from 97 balls in the first innings and 156 runs from 174 balls in the second.
Jaiswal is part of India’s ODI squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand but is not picked in the T20I team for the five-match series as well as the T20 World Cup 2026.
He will now next be seen in action during the IPL 2026 for Rajasthan Royals.
Mumbai’s performance so far in Ranji Trophy 2025-26
| DATES | AGAINST | RESULT | VENUE |
| October 15-18 | Jammu and Kashmir | Win by 35 runs | Srinagar |
| October 25-28 | Chhattisgarh | Draw (1st innings lead) | Mumbai (BKC) |
| November 1-4 | Rajasthan | Draw (Conceded 1st innings lead) | Jaipur |
| November 8-11 | Himachal Pradesh | Win by an innings and 120 runs | Mumbai (BKC) |
| November 16-19 | Puducherry | Win by an innings and 222 runs | Mumbai (WS) |
Mumbai will take on Hyderabad in an away match from January 22 to 25 before returning home to play against Delhi from January 29 for their last league round match.
Mumbai’s upcoming matches in Ranji Trophy 2025-26
| DATES | AGAINST | VENUE |
| January 22-25 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| January 29-February 1 | Delhi | Mumbai |
“Both Rahane and Jaiswal are not available for the remaining two matches of the Ranji Trophy season,” a senior MCA official was quoted as saying by PTI on Saturday.
“Rahane will not be available due to personal reasons,” the official added.
Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Elite Group D points table
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WIN | LOST | DRAW | POINTS |
| 1. | Mumbai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2. | Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 3. | Rajasthan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 4. | Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 6. | Delhi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7. | Puducherry | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8. | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The 37-year-old Rahane, who had given up the Mumbai captaincy before the start of the 2025-26 season, last played in the Ranji Trophy in a home game against Himachal Pradesh in November 2025.
He played for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament but was not a part of the side in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where their journey ended with a 55-run loss to Karnataka in the quarterfinals.
Suved Parkar and Sairaj Patil have been added to the Mumbai squad, though the final list is awaited.
