Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Musheer Khan struck half-centuries to power star-studded Mumbai to a thumping seven-wicket win over Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Jadavpur University Second Campus Ground in Kolkata on Saturday morning.
Last time both teams met in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in the Super League on December 12, 2025. Hyderabad had thrashed Mumbai by nine wickets with Mohd Siraj taking three for 17 and opener P Aman Rao (52 not out) and Tanmay Agarwal (75) hammering half-centuries. The tables were turned this time as Mumbai asserted their dominance in no uncertain terms.
Siraj, Tanmay & Aman sparkle as super Hyderabad thrash listless Mumbai
Chasing Hyderabad’s modest 172, Mumbai were off to a flying start with Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Hardik Tamore going after the rival attack. The duo added 41 off 21 balls before Angkrish fell. He was caught by Bhavesh Seth off Ajay Dev Goud after making a 13-ball 27 with three fours and two sixes.
Musheer Khan joined Hardik and the duo continued to make merry at the cost of the Hyderabad bowlers. They added 49 off 26 balls with Musheer Khan doing the damage. He contributed 41 off 18 balls, while Hardik got eight of eight before he departed. Hardik was bowled by left-arm spinner Pranav Varma after making a 16-ball 22 with two fours.
Suryakumar makes an instant impact
In strode Suryakumar and made his presence felt immediately. The former India T20 captain slew the Hyderabad bowlers as he raced away to a belligerent half-century in just 15 balls. Suryakumar and Musheer Khan added 65 off just 23 balls with Suryakumar getting 55 off 17 balls and Musheer contributing 10 off six balls. Musheer was caught by Tanay Thyagarajan off Goud but not before he made 51 off 24 balls with six fours and three sixes.
Suryakumar and Shivam Dube then finished off the contest with Shivam getting a five-ball 13 with two huge sixes as Mumbai scored 174 for three in just 13.1 overs.
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Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 60 off 21 balls with six fours and five sixes. Mumbai batters struck 17 fours and 12 sixes in their innings.
Ajay Dev Goud picked up two for 41, while Pranav took the remaining wicket to fall.
Hyderabad batters never took flight as Maxwell stuns them
Earlier, the Hyderabad innings never really took flight. A couple of batters got starts but they were unable to build on it and, therefore, Hyderabad could only make 172.
Aman Rao was the first to go after making 16 (12 balls; 3×4) as he was caught by Sarfaraz Khan off Shardul Thakur. The experienced Tanmay Agarwal was the next to go for 9 off 8 balls as he was bowled by Maxwell Swaminathan. Hyderabad were down 43 for two in the fifth over.
Abhirath Reddy and K Himateja tried to steady the innings as they added 28 for the third wicket but the Mumbai bowlers were right on top of them. Abhirath was caught by Angkrish off Atharva Ankolekar after making 35 off 24 balls with six fours and a six.
Tanay Thyagaraja (7) too departed as he was trapped leg before by Maxwell. To make matters worse Himateja was snapped up by Suryakumar off Maxwell for a 16-ball 25 with a four and two sixes. Hyderabad were 101 for five down.
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Bhavesh Seth (11) followed soon after as he was trapped leg before by Shivam but Pranav Varma and skipper Milind added 32 for the seventh wicket before Mumbai again seized control. Pranav was caught by Maxwell off S Patil for 18 off 14 balls with a four and a six. Milind too went back to the dressing room after making 22 off 12 balls with two fours and a six as Hyderabad were reduced to 150 for eight.
Ajay Dev Goud got 12 but he could do not much as Hyderabad were bowled out for 172 in 20 overs. Hyderabad batters struck 18 fours and seven sixes.
Off-spinner Maxwell Swaminathan was the most successful Mumbai bowler with a three for 23 haul. Shivam took two for 31 and Sairaj Patil got two for 27.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 172 in 20 overs (M Abhirath Reddy 35, K Himateja 25, CV Milind 22; Maxwell Swaminathan 3/23, Shivam Dube 2/31, Sairaj Patil 2/27) lost to Mumbai 174 for three in 13.1 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 27, Hardik Tamore 22, Musheer Khan 51, Suryakumar Yadav 60 not out, Shivam Dube 13 not out; Ajay Dev Goud 2/41, Pranav Varma 1/30).
