Suryakumar Yadav’s 21-Ball 60 Takes Mumbai Past Hyderabad in Mushtaq Ali Trophy Opener

Mumbai beat Hyderabad by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Saturday 14 November, chasing 173 in 13.1 overs. Suryakumar Yadav made 60 not out from 21 balls, reaching his fifty in 15.

Suryakumar, batting at No. 4, hit six fours and five sixes. His stand with Musheer Khan was worth 65 runs, and it took Ajay Dev Goud’s wicket of Musheer in the 12th over to end it, by which point Musheer had 51 from 24 balls. Shivam Dube was unbeaten on 13 from five balls at the finish as Mumbai reached 174 for 3 with 41 balls to spare.

Hyderabad’s innings

Hyderabad, captained by Chama Milind, batted first after Mumbai chose to field and made 172 in their 20 overs. Nobody in the line-up turned a start into a big score: the best efforts were 35 by Abhirath Reddy, off 24 balls, and a 16-ball 25 by Kodimela Himateja.

For Mumbai, Maxwell Swaminathan’s four overs cost 23 runs and brought three wickets, the best return of the innings. Sairaj Patil finished with two wickets, as did Dube, giving the all-rounder a part in both halves of the win.

Context

The match was played on the first day of the 2026-27 edition of India’s domestic T20 competition. A total of 172 from 20 overs looked competitive at the halfway stage, but once Suryakumar and Musheer were together the chase became a question of how quickly, rather than whether, Mumbai would get there. Winning with almost seven overs in hand also gives them a healthy start on net run rate in their group.