Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Mumbai vs Vidarbha: With the stormy half-century of Ajinkya Rahane, who was out of the Indian team, Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by six wickets on Wednesday and made it to the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Vidarbha scored a huge score of 221 runs for six wickets, in response to which Mumbai won by scoring 224 runs for four wickets in 19.2 overs, thanks to Rahane’s inning of 84 runs in 45 balls with 10 fours and three sixes. of. Rahane and Prithvi Shaw (49 runs in 26 balls, five fours, four sixes) gave a great start to Mumbai by adding 83 runs in seven overs for the first wicket.
During this period, Mumbai has created a sensation by breaking not just one or two but three world records. Shreyas Iyer-led Mumbai has become the team with the biggest successful run chase in the men’s T20 knockout match. With this, Mumbai has become the first team to successfully chase a score of 220 or more. During this, he has broken the record of Karachi Dolphins, who had successfully chased 210 runs against Rawalpindi Rams in the semi-finals of Faisal Bank T20 Cup 2010 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Ajinkya Rahane has been in sensational form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy!! Another fantastic knock today – 84 (45) 💥
Has he solved KKR’s headache?#SmritiMandhana #Gabba #YashasviJaiswal #HardikPandya #SAvPAK #SAvsPAK #PAKvSA #SMAT
— Hariserdia (@Hariserdia) December 11, 2024
If we talk about the match, the first blow to Mumbai was given by left arm fast bowler Deepesh Parwani. He broke the partnership with Rahane by dismissing Prithvi. Captain Shreyas Iyer (05) and India’s T20 International captain Suryakumar Yadav (09) returned to the pavilion early, taking Mumbai’s score to 118 runs for three wickets in 11.1 overs. The team needed 104 runs to win in the last eight overs.
Rahane returned to the pavilion in the 16th over of the innings on the score of 157 runs. India’s middle-order batsmen Shivam Dubey (37 not out in 22 balls, one four, two sixes) and Suyansh Shedge (36 not out in 12 balls, one four, four sixes) then made a partnership of 67 runs in a little more than four overs. By doing this the team reached the target.
Earlier, Atharva Taide (66 runs in 41 balls, 10 fours, one six) and Apoorva Wankhede (51 runs in 33 balls, two fours, three sixes) scored half-centuries for Vidarbha, while Shubham Dubey scored three fours and three sixes in 19 balls. Played a useful inning of 43 runs with the help of sixes.
On the other hand, Delhi entered the last four by defeating Uttar Pradesh by 19 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Apart from the half-century of Anuj Rawat (73 runs in 33 balls, seven fours, five sixes) and useful innings of Priyansh Roda (44) and Yash Dhull (42), Delhi scored 193 runs for three wickets.
In response, Uttar Pradesh team was reduced to 174 runs. Priyam Garg scored the maximum 54 runs on behalf of the team but he did not get enough support from the other end. There was also a minor altercation between Delhi captain Ayush Badoni and Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Nitish Rana when Badoni retreated after taking strike twice. On-field umpires had to intervene to separate the players. Mumbai team will face Baroda in the semi-finals to be held on Friday, while Delhi has to face Madhya Pradesh on the same day.
