He has been in excellent form in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and yesterday he gave another glimpse of his brilliance during the quarter-final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction saw several unknown stars sold, with Punjab Kings (PBKS) also getting some promising players. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get Ashutosh Sharma back, but they got another player, an expert finisher in T20 cricket – Mumbai’s Suryansh Shedge.
He has been in excellent form in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and yesterday he gave another glimpse of his brilliance during the quarter-final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha. In a high-speed chase, Suryansh arrived when Mumbai desperately needed a quick hit, and that’s precisely what he did.
He scored 36 runs off 12 deliveries, including one boundary and four maximums, with a strike rate of 300 while batting at number 6. 77.77% of his runs came through boundaries, and Suryansh led Mumbai on the other side of the line.
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At one point, Mumbai were way behind the target, but their strike was timely, showing why PBKS have been confident in their capabilities. Suryansh hopes to take this form into the IPL and set the IPL scene on fire like Ashutosh did last season.
Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 6 wickets in the quarter-final 4
After winning the toss, Mumbai opted to bowl first but the opponent came all guns blazing and scored 221/6 in the allotted 20 overs. Opener Atharva Taide scored 66 runs while Apoorv Wankhade (51) and Shubham Dubey (43) provided useful contributions to propel Vidarbha to such a big total.
Atharva Ankolekar and Suryansh Shedge took two wickets each, while Tanush Kotian dismissed a batsman for Mumbai. Mumbai got off to a bright start in the powerplay during the chase.
Prithvi Shaw (49) batted brilliantly while Ajinkya Rahane (84) top-scored as Mumbai moved into the chase. However, they lost some quick wickets in between and were again under immense pressure as the target was still far away.
Finally, Shivam Dube (37) and Suryansh Shedge (36) made fantastic cameos to help their team get the big score and take them to the next round. Mumbai will take on Baroda in the semi-final 1 in Bengaluru on Friday (December 13).
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