Numerous younger spectators chanted his identify as Mohammed Siraj warmed up for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Tremendous League fixture towards Mumbai on the MCA Stadium on Friday.
And after Hyderabad gained the toss and opted to bowl, Siraj didn’t disappoint his followers. He claimed three wickets to assist skittle Mumbai out for 131, earlier than openers Tanmay Agarwal (75, 40b, 7×4, 4×6) and Aman Rao (52 not out, 29b, 5×4, 3×6) solid a 127-run partnership to information Hyderabad to a nine-wicket win towards the defending champion.
With Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ajinkya Rahane round, an aggressive Mumbai introduced up 30 runs in three overs earlier than left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan eliminated the latter.
Sarfaraz Khan was dropped on the covers off the subsequent ball, however the seasoned campaigner couldn’t final past 5 deliveries earlier than being caught behind off a C.V. Milind supply. Jaiswal fought a lone battle earlier than being trapped leg earlier than by Nitin Sai Yadav and Mumbai stored shedding wickets in clusters.
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The home large wouldn’t have been in a position to cross the 100-run mark had Hardik Tamore and Suryansh Shedge not solid a 45-run stand for the sixth wicket. After Milind broke the partnership by dismissing Tamore, Siraj got here up with a fiery second spell, claiming three wickets in 9 balls, conceding simply a few runs. With the Indian quick bowler stamping his class, Mumbai’s hopes of posting a giant complete went up in smoke.
Chasing a comparatively small goal, teen Aman set the tone, choosing up 24 runs in Shardul Thakur’s opening over. With three fours and a few sixes, Aman toyed with the Mumbai captain, who didn’t bowl additional.
Because the dew set in, Tanmay took cost and took the Mumbai bowlers to the cleaners. By the point Tushar Deshpande dismissed him, Hyderabad was simply 5 runs away from victory, and Aman sealed it with a boundary.
Report chase
On the DY Patil Academy floor, historical past was created as Jharkhand pulled off the highest-ever chase within the historical past of the match, beating Punjab by six wickets. After Salil Arora’s unbeaten 45-ball-125 guided Punjab to 235 for six, Jharkhand made the run chase look straightforward because of Kumar Kushagra’s unbeaten 86 runs off 42 balls. Kushagra dealt in fours and sixes and Jharkhand romped house with 11 balls to spare.
The scores:
Mumbai 131 in 18.5 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 29, Hardik Tamore 29, Mohammed Siraj 3/21) misplaced to Hyderabad 132/1 in 11.5 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 75, Aman Rao 52 n.o.).
Punjab 235/6 in 20 overs (Salil Arora 125 n.o.) misplaced to Jharkhand 237/4 in 18.1 overs (Kumar Kushagra 86 n.o.)
Printed on Dec 12, 2025