The fifth spherical of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 was performed on Thursday, and the most important shock from this collection of fixtures was Kerala conquer Mumbai.
The defending champions much-hyped batting order suffered a late collapse and couldn’t chase down 179 runs towards the Sanju Samson-led Kerala.
Elsewhere, in Group D, Ayush Badoni first struck a half-century after which picked a four-wicket haul to get Delhi an enormous win over Karnataka. Riyan Parag’s poor run continued in SMAT as he scored simply 5 runs in Assam’s win over Vidarbha.
Right here is how Staff India’s stars carried out within the fifth spherical on Thursday:
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya bowled his full quota of 4 overs towards Gujarat and gave away simply 16 runs. He additionally picked the essential wicket of pinch-hitter Urvil Patel on the prime of the order. Gujarat was bundled out for simply 73 runs, and Hardik scored 10 off six within the chase as Baroda eased to an eight-wicket win.
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma celebrates after dismissing Pondicherry batter Jashwanth Shreeram.
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Okay.V.S. Giri
Abhishek Sharma celebrates after dismissing Pondicherry batter Jashwanth Shreeram.
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Okay.V.S. Giri
Abhishek Sharma handed a rollicking begin to Punjab on the prime towards Pondicherry, hitting 34 runs off simply 9 balls.
He was then menacing along with his left-arm orthodox and claimed three wickets for simply 23 runs. Punjab gained the competition by 54 runs after scoring 192.
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson’s 46 off 28 on the prime of the order towards Mumbai was laden with assured pictures off his again foot. He additionally affected the stumping of Shivam Dube within the second innings.
Samson’s captaincy was additionally spectacular as he orchestrated a stranglehold over Mumbai in his staff’s 15-run win.
Sanju Samson gave a brisk begin to Kerala after he gained the toss and opted to bat.
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Sandeep Saxena
Sanju Samson gave a brisk begin to Kerala after he gained the toss and opted to bat.
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Sandeep Saxena
Suryakumar Yadav
The event was set for Suryakumar Yadav to play a decisive hand towards Kerala however he faltered. Mumbai gave the impression to be cruising with Ajinkya Rahane and Sarfaraz Khan including 80 runs for the second wicket. However a flurry of wickets snatched the momentum.
Suryakumar might have steered his aspect residence however fell to Okay.M. Asif whereas seeking to assault. He managed 32 off 25 with 4 fours.
B Sai Sudharsan
Sai Sudharsan couldn’t flip his lean run within the SMAT this 12 months. He added simply 5 runs off seven balls as Tamil Nadu slumped to 26 for 4. Sai Sudharsan and Jagadeesan ultimately rescued their aspect with huge fifth-wicket stand.
Sai Sudharsan has simply 27 runs in 4 innings in SMAT 202-526.
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Vijay Soneji
Sai Sudharsan has simply 27 runs in 4 innings in SMAT 202-526.
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Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami was lastly again at his firing finest after a string of lacklustre performances.. He picked 4 for 13 towards Providers, together with a wicket off the primary ball of the match.
His effort diminished Providers to only 165. In reply, Abishek Porel led Bengal to a seven-wicket win along with his 56 off 29 balls.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh notched up a quickfire 24 runs off simply 10 balls, which guided UP to 212 towards Chandigarh. Madhav Kaushik was one of the best batter for UP with 70 off simply 42 balls. UP gained the match by 40 runs.
Printed on Dec 04, 2025