159/3 (15.5)
CR : 10.04
158/5 (20.0)
CR : 7.90
Mumbai won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Ajinkya Rahane
62(34)
Shivam Dube is in at 5.
15.3
1
R Sharma to S Dube
Short ball outside off stump, Dube slaps it to the sweeper fielder in the deep!
15.4
1
R Sharma to H Tamore
Full ball outside off stump, Tamore looks to loft it over covers, gets a thick outside edge to third man for a single! Just 4 needed!
15.5
4
R Sharma to S Dube
FOURRR!!! Done and dusted by Shivam Dube! First win for Mumbai in their very first game! Full ball on the stumps, Dube drills the ball down the ground for a fantastic boundary past mid off! Mumbai beat the Railways by 7 wickets with 25 balls to spare!
Mumbai brush aside Railways to begin their title defense in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Over 16
Mumbai 159/3
Shivam Dube5(2)
Hardik Tamore23(15)
Rahul Sharma2-43(3.5)
MUM won by 7 wickets
2:00 PM IST and Local Time: An absolute one-sided performance carved out by the defending champions! Mumbai displayed their aura right from the get-go and never let the Railways get ahead!
They won the toss and put in Railways to bat on a nice and lively pitch. Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande were extremely accurate in the powerplay and bowled a maiden each. In 6.2 overs Railways were reeling at 19/2.
Mohammad Saif and Ravi Singh brought some stability as they scored the odd boundary and picked up regular singles. However, when Ravi Singh was dismissed at 64/3, Ashutosh Sharma walked in and played with intent right from the first ball. He smashed 61 off just 30 balls to get his side to a respectable score. He was assisted by Saif who scored 48 off 37.
The pick of the bowlers was Captain Shardul Thakur with 1-15 in four overs. Shivam Dube too was excellent with 1-11 in 3 overs. Railways ended their innings at 158/5 and that was always going to be below par against the star-studded batting line up of Mumbai.
Ajinkya Rahane and Ayush Mhatre came out to bat with intent right from the get-go. They hit consistent boundaries. Mhatre got deceived by a slower ball, but Rahane continued and scored an excellent 62 off just 33 balls. Suryakumar Yadav in at number 3 scored at an excellent pace and brought up 47 runs of just 30 balls. With only 3 wickets down, the Mumbai team chased down the total in just 15.5 overs! A commanding win for the defending champions and a lot to think for the Railways team.
They won the toss and put in Railways to bat on a nice and lively pitch. Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande were extremely accurate in the powerplay and bowled a maiden each. In 6.2 overs Railways were reeling at 19/2.
Mohammad Saif and Ravi Singh brought some stability as they scored the odd boundary and picked up regular singles. However, when Ravi Singh was dismissed at 64/3, Ashutosh Sharma walked in and played with intent right from the first ball. He smashed 61 off just 30 balls to get his side to a respectable score. He was assisted by Saif who scored 48 off 37.
The pick of the bowlers was Captain Shardul Thakur with 1-15 in four overs. Shivam Dube too was excellent with 1-11 in 3 overs. Railways ended their innings at 158/5 and that was always going to be below par against the star-studded batting line up of Mumbai.
Ajinkya Rahane and Ayush Mhatre came out to bat with intent right from the get-go. They hit consistent boundaries. Mhatre got deceived by a slower ball, but Rahane continued and scored an excellent 62 off just 33 balls. Suryakumar Yadav in at number 3 scored at an excellent pace and brought up 47 runs of just 30 balls. With only 3 wickets down, the Mumbai team chased down the total in just 15.5 overs! A commanding win for the defending champions and a lot to think for the Railways team.
Player of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane
The defending champions land at the SMAT 2025 in style as they make a mockery of their first opposition. For Railways, they were against the champion side, and they must learn the discipline on display by their opposition.
On that note, I, Manan Mehta would like to take your leave on behalf of my co-commentator Ajay Pal Singh and our scorer/analyst Asraj Khan. See yaa!!!