Rahul Buddhi’s scientific half-century and captain C.V. Milind’s three-wicket haul guided Hyderabad to a five-wicket ‘revenge’ win over Madhya Pradesh in its opening Elite Group-B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match on the Jadavpur College Floor in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Opting to bat, Madhya Pradesh managed 144 for 9. Hyderabad cruised to victory with 11 balls to spare to avenge final 12 months’s slender defeat.
Chasing a modest goal, Hyderabad misplaced three wickets for 41 runs inside 5 overs.
Nevertheless, Rahul (59 n.o., 46b, 8×4, 1×6) batted with duty and solid an vital 49-ball 59-run partnership with Tanay Thyagarajan (18, 19b, 1×4).
With the ball maintaining low and holding a bit off the spinners, the 2 rotated the strike with an intention to take the sport deep.
Rahul, who primarily lower and pulled to get massive photographs, made a press release by hitting an off-driven 4, a pulled six and a finely-cut 4 in consecutive deliveries off his former Mumbai Indians colleague, left-arm quick bowler Arshad Khan, within the twelfth over.
After Tanay was run out off a direct throw within the thirteenth over, Rahul ensured his aspect crossed the road. Arfaz Khan performed a helpful cameo (18 n.o., 13b, 2×4, 1×6).
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Earlier, Milind led his fellow pacers, together with C. Rakshann and Arfaz, who took two wickets apiece, to limit Madhya Pradesh’s progress.
Madhya Pradesh misplaced wickets frequently as a number of of its batters, together with Venkatesh Iyer, fell to unfastened or miscued photographs. Shivang Kumar (45, 28b, 5×4, 1×6) stood out with a gritty knock.
Opener Aryan Juyal (93 n.o., 57b, 11×4, 3×6) relied on his distinctive timing and placement to attain a blazing half-century and helped Uttar Pradesh file a convincing six-wicket win over Goa.
Skilled pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/23) and Shivam Mavi (3/24) led the Uttar Pradesh assault in stopping Goa at 172 for 9.
Auqib Nabi captured three wickets as Jammu and Kashmir posted a complete five-wicket victory over Maharashtra on the Eden Gardens. Yudhvir Singh, Umran Malik and Abid Mushtaq, who later scored a nine-ball 18, claimed two wickets apiece to bundle out Maharashtra for 130.
The scores:
At Eden Gardens: Maharashtra 130 in 19.5 overs (Auqib Nabi 3/28) misplaced to Jammu and Kashmir 132/5 in 18.4 overs.
At Jadavpur College floor: Goa 172/9 in 20 overs (Abhinav Tejrana 72, Shivam Mavi 3/24) misplaced to Uttar Pradesh 173/4 in 18.2 overs (Aryan Juyal 93 n.o., Sameer Rizvi 38); Madhya Pradesh 144/9 in 20 overs (Shivang Kumar 45, C.V. Milind 3/34) misplaced to Hyderabad 145/5 in 18.1 overs (Rahul Buddhi 59 n.o.).
Printed on Nov 26, 2025