Mumbai captian Shreyas Iyer, who scored an unbeaten 130 against Goa in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket championship Group E match in Hyderabad on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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Captain Shreyas Iyer, thriving on the generosity of the Goan fielders who floored three chances, scored a brilliant 130 not out (57b, 11×4,10×6) to guide Mumbai to a 26-run win in a first round Group E match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket championship at the Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday.
Put into bat, Mumbai was off to a dismal start losing opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi cheaply for six. Prithvi Shaw (33, 22b, 5×4, 1×6), who looked in fine touch straight driving to the fence and whipping one over mid-wicket off pacer Heramb Parab, was bowled by left-arm spinner Darshan Misal in the sixth over.
From then on, it was Shreyas’ show. He scored boundaries at will on either side of the wicket and with ease against spin and pace. Showing his class, the India star hit huge sixes off what looked like good length balls, leaving the Goan camp stunned repeatedly.
Mumbai captian Shreyas Iyer, who scored an unbeaten 130 against Goa in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket championship Group E match in Hyderabad on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM
Soon, Shreyas completed a century and in the company of Shams Mulani (41, 24b, 4×4, 2×6) put on 114 for the fourth wicket off 48 balls which helped Mumbai score 250 for four in 20 overs.
In reply, Goa suffered early blows but recovered well thanks to opener Ishaan Gadekar (40, 16b, 4×4, 3×6) and Suyash Prabhudessai (52, 36b, 9×4) to keep hopes alive but lost wickets at regular intervals to fall back on a perfect T20 wicket.
Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw is bowled by Goa’s Darshan Misal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket championship Group E match in Hyderabad on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM
Though No. 7 Vikas Singh played a cameo (47 n.o., 21b, 4×4, 3×6) it only delayed the inevitable.
In other matches at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Maharashtra scored a six-wicket win over Nagaland while a fine spell by medium-pacer Akhil Scaria (five for 30) and a breezy knock by captain Sanju Samson (75, 45b, 10×4, 3×6) helped Kerala record a hard-fought, three-wicket win over Services .
The scores: Group E: Mumbai 250/4 in 20 overs (Prithvi Shaw 33, Shreyas Iyer 130, Shams Mulani 41) bt Goa 224/8 in 20 overs (Ishaan Gadekar 40, Suyash Prabhudessai 52, Vikas Singh 47 n.o.).
Group E: At Uppal: Nagaland 150/4 in 20 overs (Shamphri Terang 59, ChetanBist 35) lost to Maharashtra 151/4 in 15.1 overs (Arshin Kulkarni 62 retd out, Ankit Bawne 73 n.o.).
Services 149/9 in 20 overs (Mohit Ahlawat 41, Akhil Scaria 5/30) lost to Kerala 153/7 in 18.1 overs (Sanju Samson 75, Pulkit Narang 4/7).
Published – November 23, 2024 06:52 pm IST
