SMAT 2025: Hyderabad upsets defending champ Mumbai; Jharkhand completes record chase vs Punjab

A large number of young spectators chanted his name as Mohammed Siraj warmed up for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League fixture against Mumbai at the MCA Stadium on Friday.

And after Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl, Siraj did not disappoint his fans. He claimed three wickets to help skittle Mumbai out for 131, before openers Tanmay Agarwal (75, 40b, 7×4, 4×6) and Aman Rao (52 not out, 29b, 5×4, 3×6) forged a 127-run partnership to guide Hyderabad to a nine-wicket win against the defending champion.

With Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ajinkya Rahane around, an aggressive Mumbai brought up 30 runs in three overs before left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan removed the latter.

Sarfaraz Khan was dropped at the covers off the next ball, but the seasoned campaigner couldn’t last beyond five deliveries before being caught behind off a C.V. Milind delivery. Jaiswal fought a lone battle before being trapped leg before by Nitin Sai Yadav and Mumbai kept losing wickets in clusters.

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The domestic giant wouldn’t have been able to cross the 100-run mark had Hardik Tamore and Suryansh Shedge not forged a 45-run stand for the sixth wicket. After Milind broke the partnership by dismissing Tamore, Siraj came up with a fiery second spell, claiming three wickets in nine balls, conceding just a couple of runs. With the Indian fast bowler stamping his class, Mumbai’s hopes of posting a big total went up in smoke.

Chasing a relatively small target, youngster Aman set the tone, picking up 24 runs in Shardul Thakur’s opening over. With three fours and a couple of sixes, Aman toyed with the Mumbai captain, who did not bowl further.

As the dew set in, Tanmay took charge and took the Mumbai bowlers to the cleaners. By the time Tushar Deshpande dismissed him, Hyderabad was just five runs away from victory, and Aman sealed it with a boundary.

Record chase

At the DY Patil Academy ground, history was created as Jharkhand pulled off the highest-ever chase in the history of the tournament, beating Punjab by six wickets. After Salil Arora’s unbeaten 45-ball-125 guided Punjab to 235 for 6, Jharkhand made the run chase look easy thanks to Kumar Kushagra’s unbeaten 86 runs off 42 balls. Kushagra dealt in fours and sixes and Jharkhand romped home with 11 balls to spare.

Published on Dec 12, 2025