Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final Live Streaming: Baroda will be squaring off against Mumbai in the first semi-final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 on Friday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Baroda walked through a wall of fire in the group stage to qualify for the knockouts and that grit will be their primary weapon against an explosive Mumbai. Baroda have high-velocity T20 performers in Hardik and Krunal Pandya, still none of the Baroda players feature in the top-10 list in batting or bowling.

Mumbai, the 2022 champions, were largely untested in Group E and their first real test came against Vidarbha in the last eight match on Wednesday. Their batters led by Ajinkya Rahane carried the team past a 200-plus target with minimum fuss, but even in that victory Mumbai would not have missed the profligate ways of their bowlers.

When will the Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match take place?

The Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match will take place on Friday, December 13.

Where will the Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match take place?

The Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

What time will the Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match start?

The Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match will start at 11:00 AM IST. The toss will take place at 10:30 AM.

Which TV channels will show the live telecast of the Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match?

The Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match will be not be broadcasted on TV.

Where to follow the live streaming of the Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match?

The Baroda vs Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semi-Final match will be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website.

(All details are as per information provided by the broadcaster)

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Baroda created history in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy© X (Twitter)

After attracting a Rs 23.75 crore bid from Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL mega auction, Venkatesh Iyer made a small right step while producing an all-round effort to propel Madhya Pradesh to a 101-run win over Meghalaya in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match on Monday. Venkatesh got the third highest bid in the auction being held at Jeddah after Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore). Venkatesh first made a 17-ball 37 (4×6) which along with Rajat Patidar’s 78 (36b, 6×4, 6×6) guided MP to 222 for five in 20 overs.

Venkatesh, then took a wicket (2-0-9-1) to support Mohammed Arshad Khan (2.4-0-5-3) as Madhya Pradesh bundled out Meghalaya for 121 with two balls to spare.

Harshal, Chahal sparkle

A blistering hundred by Nishant Sindhu (100, 48b, 11×4, 4×6) and a brisk 91 (45b, 11×4, 4×6) by Himanshu Rana powered Haryana to 255 for two against Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match at Mumbai.

The Arunachal batters could not tackle the guiles of pacer Harshal Patel (4-0-12-5) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4-0-15-2) to get bowled out for 80 as Haryana celebrated a huge 175-run win.

Chahal was a Rs 18 crore buy by the Punjab Kings while Harshal went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 8 crore.

Pandya brothers shore up Baroda

Hardik Pandya (41 not out, 21b, 2×4, 3×6) and skipper Krunal Pandya (45, 35b, 3×4, 1×6), who joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 5.75 crore, played key roles as Baroda chased down a 166-run target set by Uttarakhand to notch their second successive win in Group B.

Earlier, Hardik chipped in with a wicket as well to help Baroda restrict Uttarakhand to a manageable 165 for seven.

Brief scores: At Rajkot: Group A: Madhya Pradesh: 222/5 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 78, Venkatesh Iyer 37) beat Meghalaya: 121 all out in 19.4 overs (Arshad Khan 3/5, Venkatesh Iyer 1/9) by 101 runs.

At Mumbai: Group C: Haryana: 255/2 in 20 overs (Himanshu Rana 91, Nishant Sindhu 100 not out) beat Arunachal Pradesh: 80 all out in 17 overs (Harshal Patel 5/12, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/15) by 175 runs.

At Indore: Group B: Uttarakhand: 165/7 in 20 overs (R Samarth 42, Avneesh Sudha 38; Hardik Pandya 1/25, Lukeman Meriwalla 2/37) lost to Baroda: 168/5 in 18.4 overs (Hardik Pandya 41 not out, Krunal Pandya 45; Agrim Tiwari 2/28) by 5 wickets. PTI UNG 7/21/2024 KHS

Presence of a few frontline stars like Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and its co-existence with the IPL mega auction have given the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning across venues from Saturday, a meaty context. But interestingly, the players are not sewn by a common auction thread in the country’s premier domestic T20 tournament. Pandya need not to worry about impressing the IPL scouts after finding a place in Mumbai Indians’ retention list ahead of the auction on November 23 and 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The all-rounder’s appearance in Baroda’s jersey is more in line with the BCCI’s policy of leading cricketers mandatorily appearing in domestic tournaments.

So, his aim will be to keep in touch with the game and possibly help Baroda to a rare title victory.

But Shami’s outing for Bengal is multi-dimensional. The veteran pacer will be eager to come up with a fine show to further underline his fitness after recently taking seven wickets for his state in a Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.

It’s a chance for him to continue to chart his way back to top-level cricket, and his efforts here will also have a bearing on him boarding the flight to Australia, at least for the latter part of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

That’s the larger picture, but the 34-year-old will also be looking to get picked up in the IPL auction after getting released by Gujarat Titans.

Considering his lofty pedigree and skills, Shami will certainly find a taker in the auction room, but a couple of power spells in the SMAT will add more gravitas to his profile when his name is read out by the auctioneer.

Similarly, Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai), who had led Kolkata Knight Riders to title in IPL 2024, and Yuzvendra Chahal (Haryana) will be looking to boost their already impressive IPL CV with fine efforts in the tournament.

After all, in the pacy auction world, a recent productive outing can further add to the monetary value surrounding a player irrespective of his stature.

A quick rewind to Shah Rukh Khan’s value rising a few rungs after guiding Tamil Nadu to SMA title with a final ball six against Karnataka a couple of seasons ago will validate that point.

This year too, a plethora of young and relatively unfamiliar names will be hoping to make this tournament a platform to attract big quids from the auction.

Bengal wicketkeeper batter Abhishek Porel, who was part of India A tour to Australia recently, can score runs at a furious pace and the 22-year-old would want to press his best foot forward in the initial rounds itself.

Then we have Abhinav Manohar of Karnataka, who was let go by the Titans.

Abhinav garnered 507 runs at an average of 84.5 at a whopping 196.5 strike-rate in the KSCA Maharaja T20 recently, and he would be eager to further buttress claim with substantial knocks here in the middle-order.

Young Manav Suthar of Rajasthan too fall in the same category, as he has already constructed the image of a thrifty left-arm spinner and a handy lower-order batter.

Along with these established and budding stars, an array of players, who have been pushed behind, such as Karun Nair (Vidarbha), Krunal Pandya (Baroda) and Deepak Hooda (Rajasthan) too will dream to resurrect their sagging IPL careers with some excellent outings in the event.

In a thrilling week for domestic cricket, Madhya Pradesh’s Rajat Patidar stunned fans with a lightning-fast century, the fifth quickest in Ranji Trophy history. Delhi and Baroda registered massive victories while defending champion Mumbai were held to draw by Tripura. Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar reignited his domestic cricket season in stunning fashion, blasting the fifth-fastest century in Ranji Trophy history in just 68 balls during the draw against Haryana. Harshal Patal was adjudged the Man of the Match after scoring 81 runs in the first innings and taking two wickets in each innings as the teams settled for a hard-earned draw.

Delhi earned a dominant 10-wicket win over Assam on Tuesday in the third round of the Ranji Trophy, marking their first outright win of the season. The victory came with a bonus point, secured by openers Sanat Sangwan and Gagan Vats as they comfortably chased down the target of 59 runs without losing a wicket.

Mumbai and Tripura battled it out for an entertaining draw after the former led in the first innings. Mumbai declared their second innings at 123/6 giving their opponents a target of 271. Unbeaten knocks by Bikramkumar Das and Jiwanjot Singh saw the team score 48/0.

Skipper Krunal Pandya’s 119-run innings alongside Shivalik Sharma and Vishnu Solanki’s contributions of 96 and 98 respectively, saw Baroda secure a victory by an innings and 98 runs against Odisha.

Match Results Summary

1. Andhra vs Himachal Pradesh – Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 38 runs.

2. Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim – Sikkim won by 104 runs.

3. Baroda vs Odisha – Baroda defeated Odisha by an innings and 98 runs.

4. Bengal vs Kerala – Draw (first innings unfinished).

5. Bihar vs Karnataka – Karnataka won by 8 wickets.

6. Delhi vs Assam – Delhi won by 10 wickets.

7. Goa vs Nagaland – Goa won by 84 runs.

8. Hyderabad vs Pondicherry – Hyderabad won by an innings and 50 runs.

9. Jammu & Kashmir vs Services – J&K won by an innings and 25 runs.

10. Jharkhand vs Chandigarh – Chandigarh won by 10 wickets.

11. Maharashtra vs Meghalaya – Maharashtra won by 10 wickets.

12. Manipur vs Mizoram – Mizoram won by an innings and 20 runs.

13. Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh – Draw (Uttar Pradesh led in the first innings).

14. Rajasthan vs Gujarat – Draw (Gujarat led in the first innings).

15. Saurashtra vs Railways – Railways defeated Saurashtra by 37 runs.

16. Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh – Draw (Chhattisgarh led in the first innings).

17. Tripura vs Mumbai- Draw (Mumbai led in the first innings).

18. Uttarakhand vs Vidarbha – Vidarbha won by 266 runs.

KL Rahul is likely to be removed as LSG captain© BCCI/Sportzpics

Hardik Pandya being celebrated after T20 World Cup 2024 win.© Instagram

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya penned a heartfelt note for brother Hardik Pandya, who played a crucial role in India ending a 11-year wait for ICC title during the recently-concluded T20 World Cup. Addressing the criticism Hardik has had to face, especially during IPL 2024, Krunal revealed that playing for India has always been his younger brother’s utmost priority. In a lengthy Instagram post, Krunal also pointed out how fans bowed and trolled Hardik, who kept his head grounded and responded to the critics with his performance during the T20 World Cup.

“It’s almost been a decade since Hardik and I started playing professional cricket. And the last few days have been like a fairy tale that we’ve dreamt off. Like every countryman I’ve lived this through our teams heroics and I couldn’t be more emotional with my brother being at the heart of it,” Krunal captioned a photo album.

Krunal insisted that the criticism has only motivated Hardik to come back even stronger.

“The last six months have been the toughest for Hardik. He simply didn’t deserve what he went through, and as a brother, I felt very, very bad for him. From booing, to people saying all kinds of nasty things, at the end of the day, we all forgot that he is just a human being who also has emotions. He somehow passed through all of this with a smile, though I know how hard it was for him to put on a smile. He kept working hard and focusing on what he needed to do to get the World Cup since that was his ultimate objective.”

“For Hardik, it has always been country first, and it will always be that way. For a young boy coming from Baroda, there can be no bigger achievement than helping his team win the World Cup.  Hardik, I am so, so proud of you. I love you so much, and you deserve every bit of happiness and all the good things that are coming your way. I have immense respect for you, my bachhu,” he added.

Recently, Hardik also admitted that while the past six months have been tough for him, he never lost patience.

“The last 6 months have been very entertaining for me, there have been a lot of ups and downs and the public booed me. A lot of things happened and I always felt that if I give any answer, it would be through sports… So I believed that I would stay strong, will work hard,” Hardik Pandya said during an interaction with PM Modi at the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi.

File photo of the Pandya household.© Instagram