Shreyas Iyer steers Mumbai into Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last

Shreyas Iyer was at his damaging greatest en path to a 44-ball 73 because the mighty Mumbai made brief work of the 165-run goal to outplay Vidarbha by 5 wickets and enter the ultimate of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

Mumbai misplaced their skipper Ajinkya Rahane early however the in-form Prithvi Shaw (34 off 21) and Iyer ensured their crew romped house in 16.5 overs. Vidarbha had made 164 for seven with wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma smashing 46 not out off 24 balls. Mumbai will meet Himachal Pradesh within the last on Saturday. Iyer confirmed ominous contact and warmed up properly for the restricted overs tour of New Zealand later this month. His knock comprised seven fours and 4 sixes. Sarfaraz Khan additionally chipped in with 27 off 19 balls.

7⃣3⃣ Runs
4⃣4⃣ Balls
7⃣ Fours
4⃣ Sixes@ShreyasIyer15 was on a roll with the bat & performed a cracking knock within the chase for Mumbai within the #SF2 of the #SyedMushtaqAliT20. ⚡️ ⚡️ #MUMvVID | @mastercardindia

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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 3, 2022

Shivam Dubey completed the sport with a few sixes to stay unbeaten on 13 off 4 balls.”I’m glad that I took it until the top. My mindset was to remain within the attacking mode. Dew issue performed an necessary half as nicely. We tried to punish the free balls. The spinners additionally didn’t get a lot flip,” mentioned Iyer after the semifinal on the Eden Gardens. He additionally praised Shaw for his cameo on the high of the order.

“When Prithvi was batting, you all the time preserve getting runs. We informed him to remain no less than until the primary six overs. Few of our good batters didn’t get a begin. I used to be connecting virtually on the whole lot.

“I missed out on a few shots in the last game. The opposition is always under pressure in a game like this. HP have done well as well. “You can’t underestimate anyone. It is important to execute the plan on the given day,” Iyer mentioned, referring to Mumbai’s opponents within the last.

Brief Scores:
Vidarbha:1 64/7 in 20 overs (Jitesh Sharma 46 not out; Shams Mulani 3/20), Mumbai: 169/5 in 16.5 overs (Shreyas Iyer 73; Akshay Karnewar 2/24).