Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls, reaching fifty in just 15, as Mumbai chased down Hyderabad’s 172 in 13.1 overs to win their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener by seven wickets in Kolkata on Saturday, with Musheer Khan adding 51.
Kolkata: Suryakumar Yadav returned to national-level T20 cricket with a blistering unbeaten 60 off 21 balls, bringing up his fifty in only 15 deliveries, as Mumbai chased down 173 in 13.1 overs to beat Hyderabad by seven wickets in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener on Saturday. Mumbai won with 41 balls to spare at the Jadavpur University ground in Kolkata.
Hyderabad reach 172 after Mumbai choose to field
Suryakumar, leading Mumbai in the tournament, won the toss and chose to field. Hyderabad were bowled out for 172 in 20 overs. Abhirath Reddy top-scored with 35 off 24 balls, Kodimela Himateja made 25 off 16 balls with two sixes, captain Chama V Milind hit 22 off 12 and Pranav Varma added 18 off 14. Maxwell Swaminathan was Mumbai’s best bowler with 3 for 23 in four overs, while Shivam Dube and Sairaj Patil took two wickets each.
A quick start, then Musheer and Suryakumar take over
Mumbai’s openers set the pace. Angkrish Raghuvanshi made 27 off 13 balls and Hardik Tamore 22 off 16, and the pair put on 41 for the first wicket. Raghuvanshi fell to Ajay Dev Goud.
Musheer Khan then kept the scoreboard moving, scoring 51 off 24 balls before he too became a Goud wicket. His stand of 65 for the third wicket with Suryakumar took the game away from Hyderabad.
Suryakumar, who came in at No. 4, scored 60 off 21 balls at a strike rate of 285.71. He hit six fours and five sixes, so 54 of his 60 runs came in boundaries. He reached fifty in 15 balls and was still there at the end, unbeaten.
Dube finishes it with a six
Dube ended the chase in style. He hit the first ball of the 14th over for six to finish the match, and remained unbeaten on 13 off five balls, with two sixes. Mumbai had needed only 13.1 overs to reach the target.
What it means for Suryakumar
The innings was Suryakumar’s first national-level T20 match since IPL 2026. He captained India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title but has since lost his place in the national side and is trying to win it back. Before the tournament he said Mumbai’s aim was to “go all the way and bring the trophy home”.
Mumbai are in Elite Group D with Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Vidarbha, and a win with this much time in hand gives them a healthy start to the group.
Result: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Elite Group D: Hyderabad 172 all out in 20 overs (Abhirath Reddy 35, Kodimela Himateja 25; Maxwell Swaminathan 3/23) lost to Mumbai 173/3 in 13.1 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 60*, Musheer Khan 51, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 27) by seven wickets.
