In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 match between Mumbai and Assam, a rare event took place in T20 cricket. Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur bowled in the powerplay itself and destroyed Assam’s entire batting line-up. Defending a strong target of 220, Shardul Thakur put Mumbai in a strong position in the first three overs. Shardul Thakur’s impressive form ahead of IPL 2025 also bodes well for Mumbai Indians, who sold him from Lucknow.
Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc with the bowling
Defending the target of 220 runs, Shardul Thakur opened the bowling for Mumbai. He took three wickets in his first over. He dismissed Assam opener Danish Das with the first ball of the innings. He then took the wicket of Abdul Aziz Qureshi in the third ball and Ryan Parag in the fifth ball as well, ending Assam’s innings. Shardul Thakur also started his second over in a similar manner. He took a wicket on the very first ball. Four wickets in just seven balls, a dream come true. His hunger remained unquenchable. He dismissed the second batsman in the third over, taking five wickets for just 23 runs. This reduced Assam’s score to just 49 for six at the end of the Powerplay.
Easy victory for Mumbai
Mumbai won the match by 98 runs due to Shardul Thakur’s brilliant bowling. In reply to Assam’s target of 221 runs, they could only bat for 19.1 overs and were bowled out for 122 runs. Sairaj Patil and Atharva Ankolekar also took two wickets each. Shams Mulani also managed to take a wicket.
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