Mumbai’s ploy of bowling wicket to wicket has helped them keep the batsmen grounded and the regular strikes have dented Saurashtra. Vishvaraj Jadeja was promoted up the order but the move didn’t work as Aman Khan dismissed him with the batsman hitting straight to Prithvi Shaw at mid-wicket. Saurashtra 84/4 vs Mumbai: Saurashtra has been caught on the crease and there is absolutely no momentum as on a good batting track its batsmen have come under serious pressure, Sheldon Jackson is not able to break away from the schakles and Prerak Mankad has just found one boundary. Both batsmen have found their feet and with another 30 deliveries left, one of them have to go downtown and power Saurashtra to a challenging total. Saurashtra 108/4 vs Mumbai: Prerak Mankad and Sheldon Jackson bring the 100 up for Saurashtra and the partnership is 42 off 28 deliveries and this is a vital one from Saurashtra’s point of view. The partnership is worth 74 and with Mankad in good rhythm, Saurashtra will aim a score something around 180. Saurashtra 146/4 vs Mumbai: Prerak Mankad has smashed an unbeaten half-century and he has been rock solid with the bat, currently batting unbeaten on 56 off 22 balls while Sheldon Jackson is struggling to time the ball but has played the perfect foil to Mankad. But on a good batting wicket with dew coming into play, Mumbai will facy knocking down the total and enter the semis. However, Prerak Mankad took the attack to the opposition and provided the impetus with a brilliant 25-ball 61 and along with Sheldon Jackson stitched a half-century stand to get the Saurashtra innings back on track. Mumbai applied the choke early with early wickets and took the momentum away from Saurashtra in the first 10 overs with their bowlers sticking to tight lines and not allowing the batsmen to open their arms. Saurashtra 166/8 vs Mumbai: Terrific from Mumbai as they have done extremely well to restrict Saurashtra to 166/8 with Tushar Deshpande picking a three-wicket hail and Mohit Avasthi taking a couple of important wickets. Ajinkya Rahane is in the middle and it’s a golden opportunity for the Mumbai captain to make a statement and guide his team through. Sakariya lured Shaw by bowling outside the off and the batsman went for the shot only to edge it to the keeper. Mumbai 8/1 vs Saurashtra: Chetan Sakariya strikes and he gets the prized scalp of Prithvi Shaw and that’s a massive blow for Mumbai. Saurashtra believes it can defend this total. The Mumbai captain has dropped anchor and has the experience of bailing his team out of trouble. Massive wicket in the context of the game as Shreyas Iyer joins Rahane. Mumbai 48/2 vs Saurashtra: Chetan Sakariya strikes again and he removes Jaiswal in a rather controversial fashion. Sairaj Patil, the impact player, walks in with Mumbai needing 109 runs in 72 balls. Shreyas Iyer is looking in good nick as he opened his account with a maximum but Mumbai needs a partnership. Length delivery, angling into the batsman, Rahane tried to play it on the leg side but missed the ball as the ball hit him flush on the pads and that was plumb. Mumbai 58/3 vs Saurashtra: Huge wicket as Chirag Jani traps Ajinkya Rahane and Mumbai in a spot of bother. Iyer is timing the ball beautifully and has picked the bones out of a Chirag Jani slower one and dispatched it over the long-on region for a maximum. With batsmen like Sarfaraz in the sheds, the Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai will be confident of gunning down the total. The required rate has touched 10 while the current run rate is just above 7 rpo and that shouldn’t bother Mumbai much. Mumbai 108/3 vs Saurashtra: Sairaj Patil and Shreyas Iyer have forged a partnership and this is vital from Mumbai’s point of view. The next three overs will be very crucial. Both batters had to stay to keep the Mumbai dugout relaxed but Saurashtra fighting every single ball and suddenly they sense they have an opportunity to knock out Mumbai. Mumbai 132/6 vs Saurashtra: Back-to-back wickets and Saurashtra storm back into the game as Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan fall in consecutive balls to leave Mumbai six down. Chetan Sakariya bowled brilliantly and took a four-wicket haul but it wasn’t enough as Saurashtra gets knocked out of the tournament. Shreyas Iyer was the star with the bat with a 30-ball 40 but it was the late blitz from Shivam Dube who scored a 13-ball 25 and helped Mumbai seal a semifinal spot. Saurashtra kept fighting but Shivam Dube finishes things with a boundary and the relief on Ajinkya Rahane’s face says it all. Mumbai beats Saurashtra: Five required off the final over and it was panic in the Mumbai camp as Tanush Kotian took an unnecessary double only to fall short of his crease.
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