New Delhi: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s premier T20 domestic competition, is just three matches away from finding its new champion. The two semifinal matches will be played on Friday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru with two mouth-watering clashes.
Baroda will take on Mumbai in the first clash with both sides featuring international stars. Mumbai will boast of its batting depth with the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Suryansh Shedge inspiring to chase mammoth totals. Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi are the pacers who can find the key breakthroughs.
Tanush Kotian will receive the support from Atharva Ankolekar while Shivam Dube will be an addition in the pace department. Meanwhile, Baroda has seen the rise of Bhanu Pania in the lower middle order to be an ally to the top and middle order comprising Shashwat Rawat, Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Shivalik Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya. Atit Seth and Lukman Meriwala are the two key fast bowlers in the team.
Delhi will hope to advance to the final after failing to move past the semifinal stage last season. The team from North India will be facing a burgeoning side in Madhya Pradesh led by Venkatesh Iyer. Delhi have youngsters in their ranks who have performed exceptionally while Madhya Pradesh have seen star players step up.
SMAT semifinals squads
Baroda: Shashwat Rawat, Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya (c), Vishnu Solanki, Atit Seth, Mahesh Pithiya, Lukman Meriwala, Akash Maharaj Singh, Soyeb Sopariya, Jyotsnil Singh, Ninad Ashvinikumar Rathva, Shubham Sharma, Raj Limbani, Mitesh Patel, Bhargav Bhatt, Chintal Gandhi, Lakshit Toksiya
Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Tamore, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Atharva Ankolekar, Siddhesh Lad, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Gokul Bista, Royston Das, Shams Mulani, M Juned Khan, Sairaj Patil, Akash Anand, Himanshu Singh
Madhya Pradesh: Arpit Gaud, Harsh Gawli, Subhranshu Senapati, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar (c), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tripuresh Singh, Rahul Batham, Kumar Kartikeya, Avesh Khan, Shivam Shukla, Abhishek Pathak, Kamal Tripathi, Arshad Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vikas Sharma, Pankaj Chothmal Sharma
Delhi: Priyansh Arya, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni (c), Anuj Rawat, Himmat Singh, Harsh Tyagi, Mayank Rawat, Suyash Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav
When is Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals?
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals are scheduled on Friday, December 13.
Where is Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals going to be held?
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals are scheduled to be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
What are the match timings of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals?
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals match timings are as follow:
Baroda vs Mumbai 1st Semifinal – 11:00 AM
Delhi vs Madhya Pradesh – 4:30 PM
Where to watch live action of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals?
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals are going to be live streamed on JioCinema and Sports18 network on TV.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinals are set for Friday, December 13th at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Baroda, boasting Pandya brothers, faces a star-studded Mumbai. Meanwhile, Delhi aims for redemption against a strong Madhya Pradesh side led by Venkatesh Iyer. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
