The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/double-joy-for-ajinkya-rahane-23261746" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ajinkya Rahane</a>-led Mumbai team, who are fighting for a place in the Ranji Trophy knockouts from the Elite Group `B`, have been dealt a big blow in their do-or-die clash against Maharashtra starting at the Brabourne Stadium today.&nbsp;
In-form batsman <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ranji-trophy-sarfaraz-khan-does-another-star-turn-23261706" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Sarfaraz Khan</a> will not play this crucial game as he has not recovered from temperature and weakness.
Sarfaraz has scored 556 runs this season, which includes a century in the first innings against Delhi in the last match which Mumbai lost by eight wickets.
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On the eve of the match on Monday, Sarfaraz preferred to take rest in his hotel room and didn`t attended the team practice session.
Suved Parkar, who scored 252 against Uttarakhand in his debut Ranji Trophy match in June 2022, has replaced Sarfaraz.

In-form batsman not in playing XI against Maharashtra as he hasn’t recovered from fever

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