News

MI @ SMAT2024 - Hardik magic seals stunning chase over TN!

By Mumbai Indians

The IPL 2025 mega auction saw us rope in a mix of experienced crops and a talented bunch of youngsters who are all set to bleed blue and give it their all for #OneFamily!

With the tournaments in the Indian domestic circuit in full swing, a handful of these players are featuring for their respective teams in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, the T20 competition where our Paltan can get a sneak peek of what’s in store for us for the upcoming IPL season!

So what are we waiting for? Let’s begin…

Matchday 1 | 23rd November - Tilak Varma creates history!

Fresh from his exploits in South Africa, aamchya TV, extended his breathtaking form in the SMAT 2024.

Representing Hyderabad, the southpaw smashed 151 off just 67 balls at a strike rate of 225.37, with the help of 14 fours and 10 sixes! The knock pushed Meghalaya to a humiliating 179-run defeat.

In the process, the 22-year-old became the first-ever cricketer to record three consecutive tons in T20s. Zabardast re, Tilak bhau!

Elsewhere, Hardik Pandya’s attaching 74* off 35 guided Baroda to a comfortable five-wicket win over Gujarat. Latest recruits Raj Bawa (61 off 36) & Shrijith Krishnan (72 off 40) shone for Chandigarh and Karnataka, respectively.

While Bawa’s innings was enough for Chandigarh to register a five-wicket victory over Puducherry; Krishnan’s heroics went in vain as the opposition side, Uttarakhand, won narrowly by six runs.

Matchday 2 | 25th November - TV, Bawa and Minz steal the spotlight!

There was no lack of action on Day 2 as our stars in Blue and Gold continued to make headlines.

Tilak Varma, on a roll with three successive centuries, scored a 44-ball 57 against Bengal albeit in a losing cause.

Meanwhile, striking at a stunning rate of 300.00, a 12-ball 36-run unbeaten cameo by Robin Minz powered Jharkhand to a comfortable 88-run win against Manipur.

In Visakhapatnam, Raj Bawa’s terrific all-round performance aided Chandigarh's five-run win versus Vidarbha where he scored an unbeaten 30 off 18 before rattling the opposition with his bowling prowess, taking 3/33 in his quota of four overs.

Matchday 3 | 27th November - Kung Fu Pandya, Bawa breathe fire!

HP, the Baroda all-rounder, took the Tamil Nadu bowlers to the cleaners in a nail-biting thriller.

Chasing a daunting total of 221, our skipper produced a magical 69-run knock off 30 balls, including this 30-run over to win it for his team on the last ball of the innings.

Angad Bawa pulled off yet another all-round show for Chandigarh, claiming 3/28 before scoring 37 off 33 with the willow. Unfortunately, it was Assam who emerged victorious by 11 runs.