Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya Shine in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Mumbai’s captain Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have not for the first time shown magnificent performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Iyer recently scored a fiery 71 off only 39 balls against Maharashtra, and Pandya, with a furious 69 off only 30 balls scored against Tamil Nadu, have shown their current form after going through some rough patches in their careers recently. These performances can be explained and interpreted as the ability of the duo to come from the wilderness and sustain its supremacy in domestic cricket.

Mumbai’s cricket team along with their captain Shreyas Iyer put up a dominating performance against Maharashtra in their previous game. Iyer began the tournament with a scintillating innings of 71 off 23 balls inclusive of 8 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 182.05, and Rahane played a brilliant knock of 52. This target of 172 runs was successfully hunted down by the team in which they took only 17.1 overs and the lineup demonstrated the skilled batting. Tanush Kotian also bowled well for Maharashtra scoring 3/21 to limit Maharashtra’s scoring options.

Again PG, Hardik Pandya was brilliant in the ongoing tournament and smashed a stunning 30 ball 69 against Tamil Nadu. He made four fours and seven sixes and his strike rate was 230 He performed very well and he hit 4 fours and seven sixes His strike rate was 230 Coming out from a very tough target of 222 runs. Pandya has been a revelation in this tournament, scoring 184 runs in three innings with an average of 184.00 and a strike rate of 213.95 apart from two wickets.

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