Lucknow ∙ International stars also shined in the Mushtaq Ali tournament which started on Wednesday. While Sanju Samson scored a half-century for Kerala, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda also shone. Gujarat captain and Sanju’s IPL teammate Urvil Patel played the most impressive innings. Gujarat crushed Services by eight wickets on the strength of Urvil who scored a century in 31 balls. Batting first, Services scored 189 runs in 20 overs while Gujarat chased down the target in 12.3 overs.

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Opener Urvil Patel scored 119 runs off 37 balls accompanied by 10 sixes and 12 fours. Co-opener Arya Desai scored 60 off 35 balls. In another match, defending champions Mumbai also won against Railways. Ajinkya Rahane (62 off 33 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (47 off 30 balls) helped Mumbai chase down the target of 159 runs in 15.5 overs. Shivam Dubey remains unbeaten with 5 runs off 2 balls. Mumbai won by seven wickets.

Meanwhile, Varun Chakraborty could not lead the team to victory in his debut as the Tamil Nadu captain. Tamil Nadu lost by six wickets against Rajasthan. Batting first, Tamil Nadu scored 169 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs, while Rajasthan reached the target with the loss of just four wickets in 16.3 overs. Rajasthan’s architect of victory is Deepak Hooda who shined with 76 runs off 36 balls. Hooda hit six sixes and six fours. Varun conceded 34 runs in four overs and took one wicket.

In the match against Himachal Pradesh, India’s star opener Abhishek Sharma, the captain of Punjab, could not shine. Punjab chased down Himachal’s target of 148 runs in 13.5 overs with the loss of five wickets, but opener Abhishek was dismissed in the first over after scoring four runs. Punjab’s top scorer was Anmolpreet Singh who scored 43 runs.

English Summary:

Mushtaq Ali Trophy highlights the performances of several international players, including Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane. Urvil Patel’s explosive century led Gujarat to victory, while Mumbai also secured a win. Tamil Nadu faced defeat in their opening match.