MAH vs GOA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 86th TEST Match

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MAH vs GOA Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Maharashtra vs Goa Cricket Match Previews

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

GOA 209/10 (82.1)

MAH 350/10 (106)

GOA 248/10 (97)

MAH 109/2 (21.1)

Maharashtra won by 8 wkts

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Siddharth Mhatre* 14153093.33
Arshin Kulkarni525160101.96
BowlersOMRWECO
Lalit Yadav* 903413.78
Darshan Misal1.201219

Today's Match Live Score

Maharashtra vs Goa

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 — TEST — Elite Group B
Maharashtra won by 8 wkts

Goa — Innings 1 (209/10 in 82.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Suyash Prabhudessai
c Prithvi Shaw b Jalaj Saxena
12252048
Manthan Khutkar
b Jalaj Saxena
14471029.79
Abhinav Tejrana
b Jalaj Saxena
10291034.48
Snehal Kauthankar (c)
b Jalaj Saxena
731306256.15
Lalit Yadav
c Saurabh Nawale b Ramakrishna Ghosh
33611254.1
Darshan Misal
c Arshin Kulkarni b Jalaj Saxena
6320018.75
Deepraj Gaonkar
c Saurabh Nawale b Vicky Ostwal
3190015.79
Arjun Tendulkar
b Vicky Ostwal
4180022.22
Rajashekhar Harikant (wk)
c Ramakrishna Ghosh b Jalaj Saxena
05000
Vasuki Koushik
b Ramakrishna Ghosh
9580015.52
Amulya Pandrekar
not out
19701027.14
ExtrasByes: 16 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 3 | Total: 26
Total20910 wkts, 82.1 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ramakrishna Ghosh15.143422.2
Arshin Kulkarni30903
Jalaj Saxena3467962.3
Vicky Ostwal2254722.1
Hitesh Walunj821802.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prabhudessai & Manthan Khutkar3145
Abhinav Tejrana & Manthan Khutkar1547
Abhinav Tejrana & Snehal Kauthankar1326
Lalit Yadav & Snehal Kauthankar57113
Darshan Misal & Snehal Kauthankar3258
Deepraj Gaonkar & Snehal Kauthankar1330
Arjun Tendulkar & Snehal Kauthankar1632
Rajashekhar Harikant & Snehal Kauthankar18
V Koushik & Snehal Kauthankar310
V Koushik & Amulya Pandrekar28125

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Suyash Prabhudessai7.231
2Manthan Khutkar15.146
3Abhinav Tejrana19.359
4Lalit Yadav38.2116
5Darshan Misal48148
6Deepraj Gaonkar53161
7Arjun Tendulkar58.2177
8Rajashekhar Harikant59.4178
9Snehal Kauthankar61.2181
10Vasuki Koushik82.1209

Maharashtra — Innings 2 (350/10 in 106 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Prithvi Shaw
c Rajashekhar Harikant b Arjun Tendulkar
31386081.58
Arshin Kulkarni
c Rajashekhar Harikant b V Koushik
7210033.33
Niraj Joshi
c Snehal Kauthankar b Lalit Yadav
23533043.4
Ruturaj Gaikwad
c Abhinav Tejrana b Darshan Misal
661116059.46
Ankit Bawne (c)
c Snehal Kauthankar b Amulya Pandrekar
22473046.81
Saurabh Nawale (wk)
c Rajashekhar Harikant b V Koushik
10517315060.69
Siddharth Mhatre
c Snehal Kauthankar b Lalit Yadav
14322043.75
Ramakrishna Ghosh
b Lalit Yadav
01000
Jalaj Saxena
c Rajashekhar Harikant b Arjun Tendulkar
22461047.83
Vicky Ostwal
not out
38855044.71
Hitesh Walunj
c Abhinav Tejrana b Lalit Yadav
8330024.24
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 14
Total35010 wkts, 106 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vasuki Koushik2355822.5
Arjun Tendulkar1224924.1
Darshan Misal2416812.8
Amulya Pandrekar1725713.4
Lalit Yadav2729843.6
Deepraj Gaonkar311003.3

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prithvi Shaw & Arshin Kulkarni3749
Prithvi Shaw & Niraj Joshi616
Gaikwad & Niraj Joshi4888
Gaikwad & Bawne4991
Gaikwad & Saurabh Nawale2868
Siddharth Mhatre & Saurabh Nawale4889
Ramakrishna Ghosh & Saurabh Nawale01
Jalaj Saxena & Saurabh Nawale5885
Saurabh Nawale & Vicky Ostwal4584
Hitesh Walunj & Vicky Ostwal3149

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Arshin Kulkarni837
2Prithvi Shaw10.443
3Niraj Joshi25.291
4Ankit Bawne40.3140
5Ruturaj Gaikwad51.5168
6Siddharth Mhatre66.3216
7Ramakrishna Ghosh66.4216
8Jalaj Saxena80.3274
9Saurabh Nawale94.3319
10Hitesh Walunj106350

Goa — Innings 3 (248/10 in 97 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Suyash Prabhudessai
c Ramakrishna Ghosh b Jalaj Saxena
13292044.83
Manthan Khutkar
b Vicky Ostwal
18590030.51
Abhinav Tejrana
b Jalaj Saxena
10915211271.71
Snehal Kauthankar (c)
lbw b Hitesh Walunj
150020
Lalit Yadav
b Hitesh Walunj
02000
Darshan Misal
c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Jalaj Saxena
652123030.66
Deepraj Gaonkar
c Arshin Kulkarni b Hitesh Walunj
4240016.67
Arjun Tendulkar
b Jalaj Saxena
120005
Rajashekhar Harikant (wk)
b Hitesh Walunj
015000
Amulya Pandrekar
lbw b Jalaj Saxena
14531026.42
Vasuki Koushik
not out
7111063.64
ExtrasByes: 8 | LegByes: 8 | Total: 16
Total24810 wkts, 97 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Jalaj Saxena4298151.9
Ramakrishna Ghosh813604.5
Vicky Ostwal1715213.1
Hitesh Walunj3076442.1

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prabhudessai & Manthan Khutkar2250
Abhinav Tejrana & Manthan Khutkar4475
Snehal Kauthankar & Abhinav Tejrana15
Lalit Yadav & Abhinav Tejrana02
Abhinav Tejrana & Darshan Misal122232
Deepraj Gaonkar & Darshan Misal1555
Arjun Tendulkar & Darshan Misal530
Rajashekhar Harikant & Darshan Misal130
Amulya Pandrekar & Darshan Misal2075
Amulya Pandrekar & V Koushik1528

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Suyash Prabhudessai8.222
2Manthan Khutkar20.569
3Snehal Kauthankar21.470
4Lalit Yadav2270
5Abhinav Tejrana60.4192
6Deepraj Gaonkar69.5207
7Arjun Tendulkar74.5212
8Rajashekhar Harikant79.5213
9Darshan Misal92.2233
10Amulya Pandrekar97248

Maharashtra — Innings 4 (109/2 in 21.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Prithvi Shaw
b Darshan Misal
17192089.47
Niraj Joshi
c Snehal Kauthankar b Lalit Yadav
22452048.89
Arshin Kulkarni
not out
525160101.96
Siddharth Mhatre
not out
14153093.33
ExtrasLegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 3 | Total: 4
Total1092 wkts, 21.1 overs
Yet to BatRuturaj Gaikwad, Ankit Bawne (c), Saurabh Nawale (wk), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jalaj Saxena, Vicky Ostwal, Hitesh Walunj
BowlerOMRWEcon
Vasuki Koushik201105.5
Lalit Yadav903413.8
Darshan Misal1.201219
Amulya Pandrekar3.502907.6
Abhinav Tejrana502204.4

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Prithvi Shaw & Niraj Joshi2227
Arshin Kulkarni & Niraj Joshi6478
Arshin Kulkarni & Siddharth Mhatre2325

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Prithvi Shaw4.322
2Niraj Joshi1786

MAH vs GOA Match Prediction, Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26, Maharashtra vs Goa Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

MAH vs GOA (Maharashtra vs Goa) Match Details

Match Maharashtra vs Goa (MAH vs GOA)
League Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26
Date Thursday, 22nd January 2026
Time 09:30 AM (IST) - 04:00 AM (GMT)

MAH vs GOA Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report

MAH vs GOA Match Venue: Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Pune, India

MAH vs GOA Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.

MAH vs GOA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Pune, IN will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 27°C on the match day with 32% humidity and 13.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Deccan Gymkhana Ground Pitch Favour

50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
Deccan Gymkhana Ground Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

MAH vs GOA (Maharashtra vs Goa) Playing 11

Maharashtra (MAH) Possible Playing XI: 1. Prithvi Shaw, 2. Arshin Kulkarni, 3. Ankit Bawne, 4. Siddhesh Veer, 5. Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), 6. Ramakrishna Ghosh, 7. Nikhil Naik(WK), 8. Satyajeet Bachhav, 9. Vicky Ostwal, 10. Rajvardhan Hangargekar, 11. Pradeep Dadhe

Goa (GOA) Possible Playing XI: 1. Arjun Tendulkar, 2. Kashyap Bakle, 3. Snehal Kauthankar, 4. Suyash Prabhudessai, 5. Lalit Yadav, 6. Abhinav Tejrana, 7. Deepraj Gaonkar(C), 8. Vikash Kanwar Singh, 9. Rajashekhar Harikant(WK), 10. Vasuki Koushik, 11. Shubham Tari

Maharashtra vs Goa (MAH vs GOA) Match Preview

MAH vs GOA Match Preview: Maharashtra will lock horns against Goa in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 on Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 09:30 AM IST.

Maharashtra (MAH) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Prithvi Shaw and Arshin Kulkarni will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Ankit Bawne will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Siddhesh Veer and Ruturaj Gaikwad will strengthen the middle order for Maharashtra.
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the Maharashtra as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Nikhil Naik will do the Wicket Keeping for Maharashtra.

Pace Bowlers

  • Rajneesh Gurbani and Vicky Ostwal will lead the pace attack of his team.

Goa (GOA) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Arjun Tendulkar and Kashyap Bakle will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Snehal Kauthankar will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Suyash Prabhudessai and Lalit Yadav will strengthen the middle order for Goa.
  • Deepraj Gaonkar will lead the Goa as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Rajashekhar Harikant will do the Wicket Keeping for Goa.

Spin Bowlers

  • Shubham Desai will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Arjun Tendulkar and Shubham Tari will lead the pace attack of his team.

Maharashtra vs Goa (MAH vs GOA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

MAH vs GOA Match Prediction: Maharashtra looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, MAH will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

MAH vs GOA Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Jalaj Saxena will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Rajneesh Gurbani will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

MAH vs GOA Head to Head

MAH vs GOA Head to Head Records: Maharashtra vs Goa have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Maharashtra have won 0 whereas Goa have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
MAH0 Won
GOA0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
Group A
1Jharkhand74120+0.93431
WWLDW
2Andhra74030+0.86231
DWWWW
3Vidarbha74120+0.51231
WLWWD
4Uttar Pradesh71231+0.32517
LLDWNR
5Baroda72131-0.08917
DWLDNR
6Tamil Nadu71240-0.33614
DWDLD
7Odisha71510-0.2487
LLWLL
8Nagaland70520-1.2074
DLLLL
Group B
1Madhya Pradesh73040+0.10828
WWDWD
2Karnataka73130+0.50327
WLWDW
3Saurashtra73040+0.77725
WWWDD
4Maharashtra73130+0.29724
LWWDD
5Kerala71230-0.16114
WLDDL
6Goa71420-0.01411
LLLLD
7Punjab71330-1.18811
LLLWD
8Chandigarh71510-0.2118
LWLLD
Group C
1Bengal75020+0.43436
WWDWD
2Uttarakhand74210+0.33729
WWLWW
3Haryana74300+0.20324
LWLLW
4Railways73220-0.32723
WWWLD
5Services73400-0.21819
LLWLL
6Gujarat72410+0.30515
LLWWL
7Tripura71420+0.17612
WLLDD
8Assam70340-1.3684
LLDDD
Group D
1Mumbai74030+0.24333
DWWWD
2Jammu and kashmir73130+0.73424
DDWWD
3Chhattisgarh71150-0.72417
DDDWD
4Hyderabad71240+0.53616
DLLDW
5Rajasthan71240+0.02714
LDDDD
6Puducherry71240+0.21712
WDLLD
7Delhi70160-0.2829
DDDLD
8Himachal Pradesh70250-0.4029
DDDLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Schedule

Recent Forms: 521, Cricket, MAH vs GOA

MAH - L W W D D
GOA - L L L L D

MAH vs GOA Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Nikhil Naik will be the better option.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

MAH vs GOA Winning Prediction

  1. Maharashtra team has the upper hand over Goa team. So try to pick more players from Maharashtra

MAH vs GOA Small League Must Picks:

MAH - Jalaj Saxena [629 points], Rajneesh Gurbani [505 points]
GOA - Lalit Yadav [535 points], Darshan Misal [123 points]

MAH vs GOA Grand League Risky Picks:

MAH - Ruturaj Gaikwad [18 points], Rahul Tripathi [20 points]
GOA - Vasuki Koushik [0 points], Abhinav Tejrana [0 points]

MAH vs GOA Death Over Bowlers:

MAH - Rajvardhan Hangargekar
GOA -

Maharashtra (MAH) Key Players

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad [DNB, 105*, 8, 68*]
  • Pradeep Dadhe [PTs: 174, CR: 6]
  • Nikhil Naik [PTs: 175, CR: 6]
  • Ankit Bawne [PTs: 190, CR: 9]
  • Arshin Kulkarni [PTs: 431, CR: 5.5]

Goa (GOA) Key Players

  • Snehal Kauthankar [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Shubham Tari [PTs: 56, CR: 8]
  • Vikash Kanwar Singh [PTs: 65, CR: 6]
  • Deepraj Gaonkar [12,]
  • Suyash Prabhudessai [PTs: 89, CR: 8]
  • Arjun Tendulkar [PTs: 120, CR: 7.5]
  • Lalit Yadav [7, 0W]

MAH vs GOA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Snehal Kauthankar [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad [PTs: 18, CR: 9]
  • Vikash Kanwar Singh [PTs: 65, CR: 6]
  • Deepraj Gaonkar [PTs: 67, CR: 7]
  • Arjun Tendulkar [PTs: 120, CR: 7.5]
  • Ankit Bawne [PTs: 190, CR: 9]
  • Arshin Kulkarni [PTs: 431, CR: 5.5]
  • Lalit Yadav [PTs: 535, CR: 8.5]

MAH vs GOA Injury / Unavailability

Maharashtra Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Goa Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

MAH vs GOA Live Stream

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Maharashtra vs Goa (MAH vs GOA) Squads

Maharashtra (MAH) Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Rajneesh Gurbani, Satyajeet Bachhav, Nikhil Naik(WK), Pradeep Dadhe, Jalaj Saxena, Siddhesh Veer, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Vicky Ostwal, Sachin Dhas, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Saurabh Navale(WK), Siddharth Mhatre

Goa (GOA) Squad: Abhinav Tejrana, Arjun Tendulkar, Deepraj Gaonkar(C), Shubham Desai, Suyash Prabhudessai, Snehal Kauthankar, Darshan Misal, Amulaya Pandrekar, Lalit Yadav, Rajashekhar Harikant(WK), Kashyap Bakle, Shubham Tari, Vikash Kanwar Singh, Azaan Thota, Vasuki Koushik

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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