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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name           = Maharashtra cricket team
| team_name      = Maharashtra Cricket Team
| native_name    ='''महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट संघ '''
| image          = 
| logo_image     =
| captain        = [[Ankit Bawne]] ([[First-class cricket|FC]]) <br> [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] (LA, T20) {{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
| coach          = [[Santosh Jedhe]]
| founded        = 1934
| ground         = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]] 
| capacity       = 37,000
| colours        = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue
| owner          = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association]]
| first_fc       = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| first_fc_year  = 1934
| first_fc_venue = [[Deccan Gymkhana Ground|Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Poona]]
| title1         = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins     = 2 (1939/40, 1940/41)
| title2         = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] 
| title2wins     = 0 
| title3         = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins     = 1 (2009-2010)<ref name="MPL">{{cite web |author1=Subhayan |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners List (Updated) from 2009-10 to 2022 |url=https://www.mpl.live/blog/syed-mushtaq-ali-winners-list-full-updated/ |website=www.mpl.live |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en-IN |date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
| website        = [http://www.cricketmaharashtra.com/ MCA]
}}

The '''Maharashtra cricket team''' is a state [[cricket]] team that represents the [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra state]] in domestic cricket of [[India]]. It is govern by [[Maharashtra Cricket Association]]. It plays its home matches at [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] in [[Pune]]. 

As of 3 October 2022, Maharashtra have won Ranji trophy 2 times and remained runner up 3 times, won ''Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy'' 1 time, remained runner up 1 time. In ''Vijay Hazare trophy'' it has been winner in ''West zone'' in 1994–95.<ref name=":0" />

==History ==
{{Expand section|date=October 2022}}
Maharashtra was one of the 15 teams that competed in the first Ranji Trophy tournament in 1934–35, when, captained by [[D. B. Deodhar]], it lost its inaugural match narrowly to [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1934-35/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/MAHA_BOM_RJI_16-18FEB1935.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> It has competed ever since, winning twice and finishing runners-up three times. Maharashtra won two consecutive Ranji trophies in [[1939-40 Ranji Trophy|1939-40]] and [[1940-41 Ranji Trophy|1940-41]] defeating [[United Province]] and [[Madras cricket team]] in the final respectively. It remained runner-up 3 times, in [[1970-71 Ranji Trophy|1970-71]] season it lost against [[Bombay cricket team]], in [[1992-93 Ranji Trophy|1992-93]] against [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] and in [[2013-14 Ranji Trophy|2013-14]] season versus [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] in the final and remained runner up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranji Trophy Winners |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_WINNERS.html |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=static.espncricinfo.com}}</ref>

Maharashtra's player [[B. B. Nimbalkar|Bhausaheb Nimbalkar]] scored record 443 in an inning in [[1947–48 Ranji Trophy|1948 Ranji trophy]], the record still stands and is still the highest Ranji trophy and first class score by an Indian. <ref>{{Cite web |title= 'It feels really nice' - Prithvi Shaw after cracking 383-ball 379|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/prithvi-shaw-makes-second-highest-ranji-trophy-score-of-all-time-1353239?platform=amp |website=ESPN}}</ref>

As of February 2021 Maharashtra had played 395 times in the Ranji Trophy, winning 98, losing 75, and drawing 222 times.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranji Trophy Playing Record |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Maharashtra/Team_Records/Ranji_Trophy_Playing_Record.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>

In 1994-95 Vijay Hazare Trophy this team was winner of West zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-01 |title=Full Vijay Hazare Trophy winners list (2002/03 - 2021) |url=https://www.mpl.live/blog/vijay-hazare-trophy-winners-list-full/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Mpl Blog |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Historically Maharashtra cricket team has been played its home matches at [[Poona Gymkhana Ground]], [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru stadium]] in Pune. Since Maharashtra cricket association built its own International cricket stadium at [[Gahunje]] outside Pune, it plays its home matches at 'Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium' (also known as MCA stadium).

{{Further|2009-10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy}}

Maharashtra team won its first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a premier T20 domestic cricket tournament in 2009–10. It defeated [[Hyderabad cricket team]] in the final by 19 runs. In [[2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2018-19]] season it lost against Karnataka cricket team in the final.<ref name=MPL/>

==Famous players==
{{main|List of Maharashtra cricketers}}
Some famous cricketers from Maharashtra cricket team are:
*[[Vijay Hazare]]
*[[D. B. Deodhar]]
*[[Chandu Borde]]
*[[Chetan Chauhan]]
*[[Abhijit Kale]]
*[[Santosh Jedhe]] 
*[[Surendra Bhave]]
*[[Dnyaneshwar Agashe]]
*[[Hemant Kanitkar]]
*[[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]
*[[B. B. Nimbalkar]]
*[[Munaf Patel]]
*[[Vasant Ranjane]]
*[[Ashutosh Agashe]]
*[[Madhusudan Rege]]
*[[Iqbal Siddiqui]]
*[[Yajurvindra Singh]]
*[[Ranga Sohoni]]
*[[Shantanu Sugwekar]]
*[[Rahul Tripathi]] 
*[[Kedar Jadhav]]
*[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
*[[Sanskar Joshi]]
*[[Milind Gunjal]]
*[[Bharat solanki]]
*[[Harshad Khadiwale]]
*[[Ankit Bawne]]

== Current squad ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting style
!align=center| Bowling style
!align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |Batsmen
|-
| [[Ankit Bawne]] || {{birth date and age|1992|12|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || '''First Class Captain''' 
|-
| '''[[Rahul Tripathi]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| Pawan Shah || {{birth date and age|1999|9|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || || 
|-
| '''[[Kedar Jadhav]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|3|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Yash Nahar]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || 
|-
! colspan="5" |All-rounder
|-
| [[Azim Kazi]] || {{birth date and age|1993|10|14|df=y}} ||Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Ashay Palkar]] || {{birth date and age|1989|9|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| Siddhesh Veer || {{birth date and age|2001|2|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || || 
|-
| Kaushal Tambe || {{birth date and age|2002|10|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || 
|-
! colspan="5" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| Saurabh Nawale || {{birth date and age|1999|12|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || || 
|-
| '''[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]''' || {{birth date and age|1997|1|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || || '''List A and Twenty20 Captain''' <br> Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Naushad Shaikh]] || {{birth date and age|1991|10|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Satyajeet Bachhav]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || 
|-
| [[Shamshuzama Kazi]] || {{birth date and age|1994|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || 
|-
| [[Vicky Ostwal]] || {{birth date and age|2002|9|1|df=y}} ||Right-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Rajvardhan Hangargekar]] || {{birth date and age|2002|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in '''[[Indian Premier League|IPL]]'''
|-
| [[Manoj Ingale]] || {{birth date and age|1994|06|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| [[Pradeep Dadhe]] || {{birth date and age|1994|9|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| [[Mukesh Choudhary (cricketer)|Mukesh Choudhary]] || {{birth date and age|1996|7|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in '''[[Indian Premier League|IPL]]'''
|-
| [[Divyang Hinganekar]] || {{birth date and age|1993|10|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|}

''Updated as on 24 January 2023''

==Coaching staff==
Maharashtra cricket team's coaching staff are:
* Head coach: [[Santosh Jedhe]]
* Bowling Coach: [[Shadab Jakati]]
* Assistant coach: [[Akshay Tandale]]
* Physio: [[Vaibhav Daga]]
* Trainer: [[Mahesh Patil]]

==See also==

* [[Sport in India]] - overview of sport in India
* [[Cricket in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/HISTORY/ Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions]

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