Kolkata. Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav's bat roared fiercely in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Thanks to his unbeaten 60-run stormy innings and Mushir Khan's brilliant half-century, Mumbai defeated Hyderabad by seven wickets in the Elite Group D match on Saturday. Mumbai achieved the target of 173 runs by losing three wickets in just 13.1 overs. The team registered a spectacular victory with 41 balls remaining.
Hyderabad scored 172 runs, Abhiratha Reddy shined
After winning the toss, Mumbai decided to bowl first. Hyderabad team, who came to bat first, scored 172 runs in 20 overs. Abhiratha Reddy scored the highest 35 runs. Kodimela Himateja contributed 25 runs, captain Chama Milind contributed 22 runs, Pranav Verma contributed 18 runs, Aman Rao contributed 16 runs and Ajay Dev Gaur contributed 12 runs.
Surya-Mushir's half-centuries
Mumbai had a good start while chasing the target of 173 runs. Even after Musheer was out, Suryakumar Yadav's storm continued. He scored unbeaten 60 runs in just 21 balls, hitting six fours and five sixes. Shivam Dubey returned unbeaten after scoring 13 runs. Both of them took Mumbai to 174 runs in 13.1 overs and gave them a spectacular victory by seven wickets. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Hardik Tomar scored 22 runs each, but both could not make their innings big. After this captain Suryakumar Yadav and Musheer Khan took charge. Both the batsmen made the path of victory easy for Mumbai by making a partnership of 65 runs for the third wicket. Musheer Khan, batting aggressively, scored 51 runs in 24 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes. He was dismissed by Dev Gaur in the 12th over.
Strong performance by Mumbai bowlers
Shardul Thakur took one wicket for Mumbai. Maxwell Swaminathan was the most successful bowler. He took three wickets. Shivam Dubey and Sai Raj Patil took two wickets each, while Atharva Ankolekar and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each.