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Watch: Umran Malik Bamboozles Batters With Sheer Pace in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
Umran Malik's speed can bamboozle any batter and it was visible at the 2022 Indian Premier League. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the pacer from Jammu and Kashmir scalped many big names. Now, in the the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Umran is again breathing fire. He has been among wickets and recently, he returned with figures of 4/27 against Maharashtra. His victims included Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad too. His IPL franchise on Tuesday shared a video of his great bowling at the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Mumbai beat Rajasthan by 20 runs, clinch QF berth
In a group A match, Mumbai scored 159 for 6, courtesy Shaw's 17-ball-32 with three fours and two sixes and Jaiswal's 27-ball-46. Jaiswal's innings was studded with seven fours and two sixes. Sarfaraz Khan (37 off 36 balls) and Shivam Dube (26 off 28 balls) also made useful runs at the back-end.
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Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Yash Dhull powers Delhi to seven-wicket victory over Puducherry
Puducherry scored 168 for eight in 20 overs with Parameeswaran Sivaraman's 43 off 30 balls being the highest contribution. Veteran Ishant Sharma (1/26 in 4 overs) and the seasoned Navdeep Saini (3/37 in 4 overs) bowled at a brisk pace.
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Yash Dhull Powers Delhi To Seven-Wicket Victory Over Puducherry
Young Yash Dhull showed his T20 credentials with a smashing 71 not out off 46 balls as Delhi easily chased down a tricky target set by Puducherry with seven wickets to spare in a group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday. Puducherry scored 168 for eight in 20 overs with Parameeswaran Sivaraman's 43 off 30 balls being the highest contribution. Veteran Ishant Sharma (1/26 in 4 overs) and the seasoned Navdeep Saini (3/37 in 4 overs) bowled at a brisk pace.
Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Shivam Dube's all-round show takes Mumbai closer to knock-out stages
Batting first, Mumbai scored 155 for eight in 20 overs with Dubey's 41 off 40 balls and Sarfaraz Khan's 26 off 20 balls enabling the tournament favourites to cross the 150-run mark. In reply, Vidarbha were restricted to 140 for six with in-form left-arm spinner Shams Mulani (3/21 in 4 overs) and Dube (2/20 in 3 overs) choking the run flow. Earlier, Shaw (19 off 13 balls), who had blazed his way to 134 off 61 balls in the last game, had smashed three fours and a six before being castled by India international Umesh Yadav (2/38).