Ajinkya Rahane scored back-to-back half-centuries in SMAT, KKR shared such a post for the player…
Ajinkya Rahane played a brilliant inning of 68 runs against Kerala. Ajinkya Rahane (Photo Source: Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is showing excellent form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. In the match against Kerala on Friday (29 November), he played a brilliant inning of 68 runs in 35 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. This is his second back-to-back half-century in the tournament. Earlier, he had played an inning of 52 runs against Maharashtra, with the help of which Mumbai won by 5 wickets. Rahane is currently making a lot of headlines on social media due to his excellent form. KKR shared a special post of Rahane- Regarding Ajinkya Rahane’s back-to-back half-century innings, IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders wrote on social media, Back-to-back 50s! Talvar aise hi chalte 𝙍𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙚 do Back-to-back 50s! Talvar aise hi chalte 𝙍𝙖𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙚 do 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YmZ9idFGT0 — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 29, 2024 Ajinkya Rahane remained unsold in the first round of IPL 2025 mega auction, but later Kolkata Knight Riders showed confidence in him and bought him for Rs 1.50 crore. Rahane’s bat has started roaring fiercely as soon as he joined KKR. Let us tell you, Rahane has played for Kolkata before also. Rahane could not lead Mumbai to victory Talking about the match between Kerala and Mumbai at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, Kerala, batting first, scored 234 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets. Rohan Kunnumal scored 87 runs in 48 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes and Salman Nizar played a brilliant inning of 99 runs in 49 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes. For Mumbai, Mohit Awasthi scored 44 runs for 44 runs in 4 overs. While chasing the target, Mumbai team could score only 191 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and Kerala registered a spectacular victory by 43 runs. For Mumbai, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 32 runs in 18 balls and Ajinkya Rahane scored a half-century. At the same time, M.D. for Kerala. Nidhish took the maximum of 4 wickets giving 30 runs in 4 overs.
SMAT 2024: Punjab needed 24 runs in 4 balls, then Harpreet Brar showed class and got the match tied.
Punjab won against Mizoram in Super Over Harpreet Brar (Photo Source: SMAT 2024: Day by day, amazing performance is being seen by Indian players in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Every day a player is making some record in his name, while some players are making headlines with their performance in one over. So now all-rounder Harpreet Brar, who plays for Punjab at home and for Punjab Kings in the IPL, has done a similar feat in a match against Mizoram. Let us tell you that a Group A match was played between Punjab and Mizoram at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Chasing the target of 177 runs from Mizoram, Punjab needed 24 runs to win off the last four balls, and during this, Barpreet Brar, who was on strike, batted brilliantly, hitting a four and a six on the first two balls. The next ball went wide and after this the player ended the match in a tie by hitting two sixes on the remaining two balls. After this, Punjab easily defeated Mizoram by 7 runs in the super over. PUNJAB NEEDED 24 RUNS IN THE LAST 4 BALLS: Harpreet Brar, at crease, smashed 4,6,Wd,6,6 & Tie the game. Punjab won the game in Super Over with Ramandeep 14*(5) – A crazy game in Syed Mushtaq Ali 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lA4LfJCO9d —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 29, 2024 Mizoram vs Punjab, Group A match status If we talk about this match played in Rajkot in detail, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, batting first, Mizoram scored a total of 176 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. For Mizoram, Agni Chopra scored 52 runs and Mohit Jangra played a brilliant inning of 67 runs. So when Punjab came to chase the target of 177 runs given by Mizoram, it also scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and the match was tied. For Punjab, opener Prabhsimran Singh played an inning of 45 runs, while Naman Dhir played an inning of 41 runs. Apart from this, in the end, Harpreet Brar played a stormy inning of 23 runs with the help of 1 four and three sixes in 7 balls, due to which the match ended in a tie and after that the team won in the Super Over.
SMAT 2024-25: After joining LSG team, Yuvraj Choudhary of Uttarakhand showed explosive all-round performance against Sikkim.
Yuvraj Chaudhary batted aggressively and scored 61* runs in 26 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes. Yuvraj Chaudhary (Pic Source-X) In the best match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25, Uttarakhand’s young all-rounder Yuvraj Chaudhary performed tremendously and played an important role in the team’s victory with his lethal bowling and batting. Let us tell you that Yuvraj Chaudhary bowled lethally against Sikkim and took four wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs. Due to this bowling of Yuvraj Chaudhary, Sikkim was able to score only 86 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Ankur Malik was the highest run scorer for Sikkim. He contributed 38* runs in this match. Apart from Ankur Malik, Parth Palawat scored 14 runs while Pranesh Chhetri contributed 11 runs. Apart from Yuvraj Chaudhary, Swapnil Singh and Sparsh Joshi took one wicket each from Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand achieved the target against Sikkim in just 7.1 overs by losing two wickets. Yuvraj Chaudhary batted aggressively and scored 61* runs in 26 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes. Uttarakhand won an important match For Uttarakhand, Akhil Rawat failed to play a big innings and was out after scoring 5 runs while Avnish Sudha scored only one run. Wicketkeeper batsman Aditya Tare played an inning of 12* runs. Now this excellent all-rounder will be seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. Lucknow had included India’s ace wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in its team in the mega auction for Rs 27 crore. With this, Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player of this tournament. Apart from Rishabh Pant, Lucknow has also included David Miller, Mitchell Marsh and Shamar Joseph in its squad. The batting lineup of Lucknow team is looking very strong in the upcoming season. He himself would like to perform brilliantly in the upcoming season and win the trophy of this important tournament. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
Shreyas Iyer to captain Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT): Reports
Tournament is starting from 23rd November Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-X) Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has reportedly appointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), while Prithvi Shaw has also got a place in the squad. The senior selection committee, which will start from November 23, took this decision on Sunday. So, if Indian Express reports regarding this decision are to be believed, then the appointment of giving the responsibility of captaincy to Iyer has been done because of his impressive track record in the shortest format. It is noteworthy that in IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the title for the third time under the captaincy of Iyer. If this happens, then Mumbai Ranji team captain Ajinkya Rahane can be seen playing under the captaincy of Iyer. On the other hand, opener Prithvi Shaw has also returned in the tournament starting from November 23, who was not included in Mumbai’s Ranji team due to fitness reasons. So due to injuries in this team, some star players have not got a place. This season, Shivam Dubey, Musheer Khan and fast bowler Tushar Deshpande will not be able to play in SMAT from Mumbai due to injury. But despite all this, there is a lot of depth in batting and bowling in the Mumbai team selected for the tournament. The team has experienced players like Shams Mulani and Shardul Thakur, who provide balance to the team in both areas. Full squad of Mumbai team for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25 Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jai Bista, Shriraj Gharat, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Ishan Moolchandani, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (wk), Akash Anand (wk), Sairaj Patil, Akash Parkar, Shams Mullani. , Himanshu Singh, Sagar Chhabria, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Awasthi, Sylvester D’Souza, Royston Dias, Yogesh Patil, Harsh Tanna, Irfan Umair, Vinayak Bhoir, Kritik Hanagwadi, Shashank Attard, Junaid Khan.

