BENGALURU: The likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer dominated with the bat in the run up to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final. But on Sunday, against Madhya Pradesh in the title-decider, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav came to the party while Suryansh Shedge provided the final flourish as Mumbai ran away to a fivewicket win to claim their second domestic T20 title at the packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
After Rajat Patidar (81, 40b, 6x4, 6x6) took Madhya Pradesh to 174/8, Mumbai reached the target with 13 balls to spare.
A stunning hitting display at the end by Shedge (36, 15b, 3x4, 3x6) came after Surya (48, 35b, 4x4, 3x6) helped them complete their domination in the competition.
However, it was not an easy chase for Mumbai after losing Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas inside the powerplay. And with Rahane (37, 30b, 4x4) not able to strike the ball as well as he did earlier in the event, there was a serious need for Surya to bring his A game.
The batter, who had 14 runs in his last three matches, got into his own gradually. It was a bit tricky with spinners getting some grip off the surface.
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