As a team, Mumbai is having a great time in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament. They topped the points table in Group C having won five out of the six matches, with Ajinkya Rahane leading the side.

Ahead of the Super League phase, however, Mumbai suffered a huge blow as Rahane has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament owing to thigh injury. As per a report in TOI, Rahane has informed the selectors about the same.

“He has informed the selectors about his unavailability due to injury,” the sources quoted as saying by TOI.

Although Mumbai was doing well in the tournament, Rahane is having a time. In 6 games, India’s Test vice-captain managed to register the scores of 11, 0, 1, 31, 4 and 11.

In Rahane’s absence, in-form batsman Shreyas Iyer will lead the Mumbai side. Mumbai are slated to play four games in the Super League round. While they face Karnataka on March 8 and Delhi the next day, they play Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh on March 11 and March 12 respectively. The final is scheduled to be held in Indore on March 14.