On March 11, Mumbai defeated Vidarbha in the Super League Group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament with 26 balls to spare.
After winning the toss, Mumbai opted to field at the Holkar Stadium. Accordingly, Mumbai bowlers, led by medium pacer Tushar Deshpande (3-28), managed to restrict Vidarbha to 137/8 in 20 overs.
Along with Deshpande, Shardul Thakur (2-21) scalped two wickets whereas Shams Mulani (1-22), Shivam Dubey (1-28) and Siddhesh Lad (1-9), picked up a wicket each.
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Vidarbha would have succumbed to a mere 100-run mark but pacer Umesh Yadav's 26 off 12 balls, consisting of three fours and two sixes, helped Vidarbha to reach the 130-run mark.
Young batsman Prithvi Shaw missed the match as he was unwell but his partner Jay Bista opened for Mumbai and scored an unbeaten 73 off 51 balls, which won the match for Mumbai with 26 deliveries to spare. The young batsman received support from skipper Shreyas Iyer (28) and Surya Kumar Yadav (25).
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