The final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh was a thrilling encounter that concluded with Mumbai clinching their second title by defeating Madhya Pradesh by 5 wickets.
Rajat Patidar shines amidst early setbacks
The final began with Madhya Pradesh opting to bat first at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. However, their innings got off to a shaky start as both openers, Arpit Gaud (3) and Harsh Gawli (2), fell cheaply. Subhranshu Senapati attempted to stabilize the innings with 23 runs, but the standout performance came from skipper Rajat Patidar.
Patidar’s unbeaten 81 off just 40 balls, studded with six fours and six sixes, was the highlight of the innings. His counterattacking approach in the latter half helped Madhya Pradesh recover from early setbacks, guiding them to a respectable total of 174/8 in 20 overs.
For Mumbai, Shardul Thakur and Royston Dias impressed with the ball, picking up 2 wickets each for 41 and 32 runs respectively.
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Suryansh Shedge seals the deal in Mumbai’s successful chase
Chasing 175, Mumbai’s innings had an uncertain start as Prithvi Shaw departed for just 10. Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer tried to consolidate but couldn’t build a significant partnership, with Iyer falling for 16 and Rahane contributing 37 off 30 balls.
The game-changing moment came with Suryakumar Yadav’s fluent knock of 48 off 35 balls, which included four boundaries and three sixes. Despite his dismissal, Mumbai’s lower-middle order took charge.
Suryansh Shedge played a match-winning innings, smashing an unbeaten 36 off just 15 deliveries, including three fours and three sixes. His late flourish, combined with Atharva Ankolekar’s quickfire 16 off 6 balls, saw Mumbai comfortably chase the target in 17.5 overs, winning by 5 wickets.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Mumbai are CHAMPIONS of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 🥳
Atharva Ankolekar with the winning runs 🙌
Mumbai register a 5-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh 👏👏
Scorecard – https://t.co/4J8WAjUsK9#SMAT | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @MumbaiCricAssoc pic.twitter.com/UGzz4cosbQ
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 15, 2024
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞. 🏆
Congratulations to Shreyas Iyer & Co on claiming the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the second time. ✌️#MCA #Mumbai #Cricket #Wankhede #BCCI pic.twitter.com/2K4zHb9x16
— Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) (@MumbaiCricAssoc) December 15, 2024
Mumbai are champions of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 🏆#Cricket #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #AjinkyaRahane #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/s6mXP0gNT3
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 16, 2024
Ranji Trophy – 42
Irani Cup – 15
Vijay Hazare Trophy – 4
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – 2*63rd DOMESTIC TROPHY FOR MUMBAI – THE GREATEST TEAM 🥶 pic.twitter.com/1mIM1d7ddQ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 15, 2024
Captain Shreyas lyer’s team Mumbai has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/hDj90pZlec
— Pick-up Shot (@96ShreyasIyer) December 15, 2024
Shreyas Iyer leads Mumbai to victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024.
– 2024 belongs to the leader, Shreyas. 🏆#ShreyasIyer | @ShreyasIyer15 pic.twitter.com/5Fd1iAveaJ
— Shreyas Iyer Trendsᵀᴹ (@TrendsShreyas) December 15, 2024
MUMBAI BECOMES THE CHAMPIONS OF SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY 2024…!!!!
– Captain Shreyas Iyer led Mumbai team. pic.twitter.com/7fSlOP7PIM
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) December 15, 2024
Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh by five wickets in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday. Shreyas Iyer’s Team won the title for the second time. The team had earlier won the title in 2022/23 under Ajinkyane’s leadership.#Shreyas #AjinkyaRahane pic.twitter.com/1lXr14ohDg
— Sudhir Yadav (@sudhiryadvv) December 15, 2024
• 452 runs in 5 innings @/90.40 avg in Ranji Trophy(red ball format)
• 345 runs in 8 innings @/49.29 avg and 189 sr in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy(T20 format)Next in Vijay Hazare Trophy that too in our favourite format(ODI) 😈 pic.twitter.com/j3kTSH7hJJ
— Yash. (@105of70Mumbai) December 15, 2024
The Champions of Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024 – Mumbai 🏆#Cricket #SMAT #T20 #Mumbai #INDvsAUS #Tommavi
— Prabhat_🇮🇳 (@patel__07) December 16, 2024
Mumbai Won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 🏆.
BCCI President Mr. Roger Binny hands over the trophy to Mumbai Captain Shreyas Iyer. 👏👏https://t.co/LV6AP9Ea8w
— Anand Mohan Shukla (@ShuklAnandMohan) December 15, 2024
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Final: Mumbai’s victory records an achievement in Shreyas Iyer’s name, accomplishing a unique feat pic.twitter.com/ZRWv6psVpZ
— VOICE OF HUMANITY (@zai84na) December 15, 2024
Champions!! 🏆 Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh to win second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title!! #SMAT2024 pic.twitter.com/vEjUMsnadV
— Jitendra Pareek (@Jitendr39310972) December 15, 2024
The Champions of Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024 – Mumbai 🏆 #SMAT2024 #SMATFinal pic.twitter.com/EYhIAs0Py7
— Mayank Pandey (@MayankP36121336) December 15, 2024