MUM Vs VID Highlights, SMAT 2024 QF 4: Mumbai Beat Vidarbha By 6 Wickets To Reach Semi-Finals

Vidarbha Squad: Atharva Taide, Karun Nair, Parth Rekhade, Mandar Mahale, Shubham Dubey, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Apoorv Wankhade, Harsh Dubey, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Thakur, Dipesh Parwani, Umesh Yadav, Akshay Karnewar, Akshay Wadkar, Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Praful Hinge

Mumbai Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Tamore(w), Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Siddhesh Lad, Royston Dias, Jay Gokul Bista, Sairaj Patil, Akash Anand, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Himanshu Singh, M Juned Khan

The Mumbai vs Vidarbha SMAT 2024 Quarter-Final 4 match will take place on December 11, Wednesday at the KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur at 1:30 PM.

All the knock-out matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 will be telecast live on Sports 18 Khel. Live streaming is available on the JioCinema app and website.

Mumbai have won the toss and elected to bowl against Vidarbha in Quarter Final 4

Mumbai come into this contest as favourites thanks to a star-studded line-up consisting of Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Prithvi Shaw among others. They have won 5 of the 6 matches played in the group stage.

Vidarbha will bank on the experience of Jitesh Sharma as well as Yash Thakur and Karun Nair to take them to the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. They played 5 mathes and lost only one game in the group stage, one match was abandoned due to weather conditions.

The Mumbai vs Vidarbha match has kicked off! Atharva Taide and Karun Nair are at the crease, with Taide on strike. Ankolekar opens the bowling attack.

Nair hits a six!

VID: 14/0 (1.2)

Atharva Taide (10) and Karun Nair (17) are off to a steady start. After a opening over from Shardul Thakur, where Nair hit a six and a four, the duo has managed to build a solid partnership of 29 runs from 19 balls.

Mohit Avasthi has bowled a tidy over, conceding 7 runs. The scoring rate is healthy, with 8 runs coming from the last over.

VID: 33/0 (3.2)

Finally! The partnership between Atharva Taide and Karun Nair is broken! Ankolekar strikes, and bowled Karun Nair for 26 (15).

Now, Parth Rekhade comes to the crease.

VID: 65-1 (6)

The second wicket falls! Parth Rekhade is dismissed LBW by Tanush Kotian for just 1 (2), leaving Vidarbha at 65/2 in 6.1 overs. Apoorv Wankhade is the new batter at the crease.

VID: 74/2 (7.1)

Atharva Taide brings up his half-century! The Vidarbha opener reaches 50 off 30 balls, including 9 boundaries. A crucial knock as he continues to anchor the innings. Alongside him, Apoorv Wankhade is finding his rhythm, contributing 15 off 10 balls, including a six.

VID: 97/2 (9.3)

Atharva Taide played a brilliant knock, scoring 66 off 41 balls, including 10 boundaries. His innings anchored Vidarbha's progress, but he was dismissed LBW by Atharva Ankolekar, breaking a valuable partnership.

At the crease now are Apoorv Wankhade, who is on 46 off 28 balls, and Shubham Dubey, who joins him with the score at 147/3 in 14.2 overs.

VID: 151/3 (15)

After Atharva now Apoorv Wankhade has been bowled by Suryansh Shedge for 51 off 33 balls, including 2 fours and 3 sixes. His partnership with Shubham Dubey was breathing for a moment but then Mumbai find the breakthrough.

VID: 166/4 (16.5)

Jitesh Sharma has been dismissed, caught by Suryakumar Yadav off the bowling of Suryansh Shedge for 11. Vidarbha now find themselves at 185/5 with Shubham Dubey still at the crease on 21.

VID: 189/5 (18.3)

Vidarbha finish strong at 221/6 in 20 overs. Shubham Dubey plays a key role, remaining unbeaten on 43 off 19 balls, including three sixes. Mandar Mahale contributes a quickfire 13 before being run out. Harsh Dubey is yet to face a ball.

VID: 221/6 (20) - INNINGS BREAK!

Mumbai are off to a blistering start in their chase of 222, reaching 28/0 after 2 overs. Prithvi Shaw has been the aggressor, hitting two fours and a six, while Ajinkya Rahane is speaking in the language of fours, having smashed 13 off 4 balls, including 3 boundaries.

MUM - 28/0 In 2 Overs

Prithvi Shaw (31 off 15) and Ajinkya Rahane (39 off 18) are building a commanding partnership, leaving Vidarbha struggling to find a breakthrough! With 67 runs off just 31 balls, the Mumbai openers are in complete control of the chase. Shaw’s powerful strokes, including back-to-back sixes, and Rahane’s fluent knock have declared it a flying start in the chase of 222 runs.

MUM: 67/0 (5)

Mumbai lose their first wicket as Prithvi Shaw departs for a blistering 49 off 26 balls, caught by Darshan Nalkande off Dipesh Parwani’s bowling, ending a dangerous opening partnership.

Ajinkya Rahane continues to anchor the innings, now joined by captain Shreyas Iyer, who is finding his rhythm. Mumbai are 97/1 after 8.5 overs, requiring 125 runs from 67 balls.

MUM: 90/1 (8)

Ajinkya Rahane brings up a blazing fifty off just 28 balls, keeping Mumbai’s chase on track. However, Shreyas Iyer's short stay at the crease ends as he falls for 5, caught off Dipesh Parwani’s bowling. Mumbai now need 110 runs from the remaining 10 overs.

MUM-112/2 (10)

Suryakumar Yadav (9 off 7) departs via an lbw to Harsh Dubey!

Mumbai need 104 runs in 53 balls to win the match and reach the semi-finals of SMAT 2024-25, with Ajinkya Rahane (52 off 30) holding the fort and Shivam Dube now at the crease. Mumbai's required run rate has reached to 11.77 after the recent flurry of wickets, they require 12.

MUM: 124/3 (11.5)

With Rahane's departure, Mumbai's hopes have taken a serious blow. Yash Thakur strikes to dismiss the batter for a well-played 84 (45), caught by Mandar Mahale. They are now 157/4 in 15.1 overs, requiring 65 runs from 29 balls.

MUM: 157/4 (15.1)

The game has turned on its head! Mumbai's hopes received a major jolt as Ajinkya Rahane’s stunning knock of 84 was ended by Yash Thakur. However, Suryansh Shedge has come in like a storm, blasting back-to-back sixes and keeping Mumbai's chase alive with his relentless hitting (9-ball 27). The momentum has shifted, and Mumbai now need 22 from 15 balls!

MUM: 203/4 (18

Suryansh Shedge's Late Heroics Power Mumbai to Victory!!!

Mumbai needed 22 runs from 15 balls, and Suryansh Shedge rose to the occasion in style, smashing two sixes in the final over to guide his team home with a remarkable 6-wicket victory to storm into the semis.

Shedge, alongside Shivam Dube, formed a dynamic partnership, accumulating 67 runs off just 25 balls to tilt the game in Mumbai’s favor.

VID: 221/6 (20)

MUM: 224/4 (19.2)

Today, not only Mumbai storm into the semifinals of the SMAT 2024-25 but also secured the highest successful run chase in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy knockouts posting 224 runs against Vidarbha.