Eager to make a comeback after a seven-year cricket ban, S Sreesanth, who’s main the tempo assault of Kerala within the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 event, tried to sledge the younger Yashasvi Jaiswal of Mumbai however it quickly backfired.
On Wednesday, Kerala and Mumbai took on one another of their second group E match at Wankhade Stadium. The prodigal Indian opener Yashasvi opened the innings for Mumbai. Off the primary ball of the sixth over within the Mumbai innings, Sreesanth bowled a size supply simply exterior off stump however Yashasvi did not make any connection. Sreesanth then tried to sledge and stare Yashasvi within the eye.
Off the subsequent supply bowled by Sreesanth, Yashasvi cleared his entrance leg out of the best way and smashed the ball into orbit. The ball virtually landed within the high tier of the stadium. If that was not sufficient, Yashasvi went on to slam one other six and a 4 within the subsequent two balls.
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Kerala rode on opener Mohammed Azharuddenn’s whirlwind unbeaten 137 off 54 balls to beat Mumbai by 8 wickets as they comfortably chased a stiff goal of 197 in simply 15.5 overs.
Azharuddenn hammered 9 fours and eleven sixes, and accomplished his 100 in 37 balls. He tore aside an skilled Mumbai assault on the Wankhede stadium and obtained ready help from Robin Uthappa (33) and one-down Sanju Samson (22).
Earlier put into bat, Mumbai posted 196/7 with priceless contributions from Aditya Tare (42), Yashasvi Jaiswal (40) and Suryakumar Yadav (38). Speedster S Sreesanth had an off day as he conceded 47 runs in 4 overs.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai 196/7 (Aditya Tare 42, Yashasvi Jaiswal 40; Okay M Asif 3/25) misplaced to Kerala 201/2 (Mohammed Azharuddeen 137 not out; Shams Mulani 1/41) by 8 wickets.
