BRD vs MUM: Mumbai Beats Baroda to Secure Spot in Syed Mushtaq Ali Final

BRD vs MUM: On the strength of Ajinkya Rahane’s explosive innings, the Mumbai cricket team has stormed into the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Mumbai won this match by 6 wickets.

Rahane’s Brilliant Knock Leads Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Final

Baroda challenged Mumbai to 159 runs for victory. Mumbai easily completed this challenge by losing 4 wickets. Mumbai scored 164 runs in 17.2 overs. Ajinkya Rahane was the architect of Mumbai’s victory. Rahane scored his third consecutive half-century this season.

Rahane missed his century by just 2 runs. But Rahane paved the way for Mumbai’s victory with this innings. Captain Shreyas Iyer supported Rahane with a knock of 46 runs. Now in the final, Mumbai will face the winner of Delhi vs Madhya Pradesh.

Mumbai’s Dominant Chase

The opening pair of Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya came into the field. Mumbai lost their first wicket by 30 runs. Prithvi was dismissed for 8 runs in 9 balls. Rahane and captain Shreyas Iyer then put on a partnership of 88 runs for the second wicket.

Meanwhile, Rahane scored his third consecutive half-century. Shreyas also came close to a half-century. But his half-century remained incomplete by just 4 runs. Shreyas was dismissed for 46 runs in 30 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours.

BRD vs MUM: Probable Playing XIs

Baroda Probable XI:

Krunal Pandya (c), Shashwat Rawat, Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Vishnu Solanki (wk), Atit Sheth, Mahesh Pithiya, Lukman Meriwala, Akash Maharaj Singh.

Mumbai Probable XI:

Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Tamore (wk), Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Atharva Ankolekar.