Suryakumar Yadav scores 60 as Mumbai beat Hyderabad in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls to lead Mumbai to a seven-wicket victory over Hyderabad.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 began with Mumbai defeating Hyderabad by seven wickets in Kolkata, according to reports from Hindustan Times and Telangana Today. Hyderabad scored 172 in 20 overs, with M Abhirath Reddy making 35, while Maxwell Swaminathan took 3/23. Mumbai reached 174/3 in 13.1 overs, led by Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 60 off 21 balls and Musheer Khan's 51.
In other matches, Delhi beat Jammu & Kashmir by 103 runs, powered by Mayank Yadav's spell of 5/14. Chandigarh secured a three-wicket win over Baroda at MCA, Mumbai, after chasing Baroda's 148/6. Chandigarh skipper Shivam Bhambri scored 45 off 41 balls, while Krunal Pandya remained unbeaten on 40 for Baroda.
Punjab registered a four-wicket victory over Haryana in a high-scoring game, as reported by The Tribune. Haryana posted 190/6, featuring Dinesh Bana's 42 off 20 balls. Punjab chased the target with five balls to spare, reaching 193/6 behind Vihaan Malhotra's unbeaten 86 off 50 balls and Uday Saharan's 42 off 18 balls.
Other notable performances included Khilan Patel hitting 84 off 29 balls for Gujarat, and 17-year-old Badal Rawat taking 3/12 for Puducherry in an upset win against Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's captaincy debut ended in a five-wicket loss for Bihar against Saurashtra.