Chennai: A full-strength Tamil Nadu bolstered by presence of seniors like Ravichandran Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik will take on a depleted Mumbai in a marquee Ranji Trophy clash starting Saturday. Tamil Nadu are currently placed 16th in the cross pool table (comprising of 18 teams from group A and B) with four points from as many games while Mubai are placed 13th after three games with six points, courtesy their win in the opening round encounter. Things won't be easy for Aditya Tare and his men in the match at the M A Chidambaram stadium here, where the track is expected to be on the slower side.

The visiting team led by Tare in the absence of regular skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who has been picked in the India 'A' squad for the tour of New Zealand, will be missing several other big names including Prithvi Shaw (injured), Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube and Shreyas Iyer, who are away on national duty. Tamil Nadu team has struggled to get going after reaching the finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50 overs) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) tournaments and has managed only four points from four matches so far.