Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Mumbai’s batting comes to the fore against Vidarbha
The Hindu
Mumbai's powerful batting secures victory over Vidarbha in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarterfinal, setting up semifinal clash with Baroda.
The might of the Mumbai batting line-up was on full display as the side outclassed Vidarbha by six wickets in the quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Alur Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
Chasing a formidable 222, Mumbai got the perfect start as openers Prithvi Shaw (49, 26b, 5x4, 4x6) and Ajinkya Rahane (84, 45b, 10x4, 3x6) put on an 83-run stand in seven overs.
Rahane kept the score moving at a fast clip after Shaw returned to the hut. As the required rate started to climb, Shivam Dube (37 n.o., 22b, 1x4, 2x6) and Suryansh Shedge (36 n.o.,12b, 1x4, 4x6) got together for a match-winning unbroken fifth-wicket partnership.
Mumbai will take on Baroda in the first semifinal on Friday.
Baroda recorded a comfortable 41-run win over Bengal at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Shashwat Rawat (40) and Abhimanyu Singh (37) took Baroda to a handy 172 for seven. Bengal’s chase was derailed early, as left-arm pacer Lukman Meriwala scalped three wickets in the fourth over.
Shahbaz Ahmed (55, 36b, 3x4, 4x6) tried to keep Bengal in the hunt, but it was too little too late.
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