Such a celebration of Rs 26.75 crore received in IPL auction, Preity Zinta must have been thrilled after seeing Shreyas Iyer’s innings! – what a celebration of the 26-75 crores in ipl auction preity zinta thrilled after seeing shreyas iyer innings syed mushtaq ali trophy

Hyderabad: With the help of half-centuries from captain Shreyas Iyer and experienced Ajinkya Rahane, Mumbai defeated Maharashtra by five wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group C match. Shreyas, who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26 crore 75 lakh in the IPL mega auction, scored 71 runs in 39 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes. Rahane contributed 52 runs in 34 balls. Mumbai achieved the target of 172 runs to win in 17.1 overs. Earlier, Shardul Thakur and Mohit Awasthi took two wickets each to restrict Maharashtra to 171 runs for 9 wickets. Shreyas Iyer, who became rich in the IPL auction, gave a slap to those who questioned the strike rate. He not only spoiled the condition of Maharashtra bowlers with his destructive batting, but also sent a message to the Punjab Kings owner that his money is not going in the wrong place. This was Iyer’s first innings after a heavy bid from Punjab, in which he hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. Before this he had scored a century and a double century. Now Punjab’s co-owner Preity Zinta will be happy with his performance.

In a match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Arjun Tendulkar played an unbeaten inning of 130 runs against Team Goa, while in a match of Ranji Trophy, he played an inning of 142 runs against Maharashtra and an unmatched 233 runs against Odisha. On the basis of these innings, he not only gained the trust of IPL teams but is also paving the way for his comeback in Team India. It would not be surprising if he soon returns for Team India in all three formats.

Well, on the other hand, in the Group-E match, with the help of Hardik Pandya’s 69 runs in 30 balls, Baroda registered a thrilling three-wicket win over Tamil Nadu on the last ball. Tamil Nadu scored 221 runs for six wickets in which Narayan Jagadeesan scored a half-century and Vijay Shankar added 42 runs in 22 balls. In reply, Baroda lost six wickets for 152 runs but Hardik brought the team back into the match. Hardik was out on the second ball of the last over when the team needed nine runs. Atit Sheth gave victory to the team by hitting a four on the last ball.

In the Group A match, with the help of Rajat Patidar’s 62 runs in 37 balls and Harpreet Singh Bhatia’s 60 runs in 42 balls, Madhya Pradesh scored 188 runs for eight wickets. In reply, Punjab team could score only 179 runs for seven wickets. Captain Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs in 36 balls. Kumar Karthikeya Singh and Mohammad Arshad took three wickets each for Madhya Pradesh. In the Group A match in Rajkot, fast bowler Mohammed Shami gave away 46 runs in four overs but Bengal defeated Mizoram by eight wickets.

In the Group C match, Jammu and Kashmir bowled out Arunachal Pradesh for 32 runs. This is the lowest score of the tournament since Tripura’s 30 against Jharkhand in 2009. Medium fast bowler Aaqib Nabi took three wickets and left arm spinner Abid Mushtaq took four wickets for two runs. Jammu and Kashmir achieved the target in just three overs. Rajasthan defeated Hyderabad by 24 runs in the Group A match in Rajkot.