In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Sanju Samson and Rohan Kunnummal tore apart the Odisha bowlers. The two batsmen scored 177 runs in 16.3 overs, leading their team to a 10-wicket victory. Meanwhile, Arjun Tendulkar, playing for Goa, also played his first match as an opener and scored 28 runs with explosive batting, though his team lost.
Summary of the match
Batting first at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow, Odisha scored 176 runs in 20 overs. In response, Kerala made a one-sided effort to make this total look small. Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 51, while his teammate Rohan Kunnummal hit a brilliant century, smashing an unbeaten 121 off just 60 balls.
Rohan scored 100 runs solely through sixes and fours, with a strike rate of 201.67. Rohan and Samson combined to hit 16 fours and 11 sixes. Kerala won the match in 99 balls. Rohan and Sanju also set the record for the highest opening partnership in the history of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Goa faced Uttar Pradesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting first, Goa scored 172 runs in 20 overs. Arjun was sent to open the innings and faced Bhuvneshwar Kumar admirably. Arjun and Abhinav Tejrana forged a half-century partnership. Arjun was dismissed for 28, while Abhinav went on to score 72 runs in 35 balls, hitting six sixes. Chasing the target of 173 was not difficult for Uttar Pradesh. Wicketkeeper Aryan Juyal scored an unbeaten 93 off 57 balls, and Sameer Rizvi scored 38 runs to give Uttar Pradesh the victory. Rinku Singh was dismissed for just four runs. Uttar Pradesh won the match 10 balls early.
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Rohan S. Kunnummal and Sanju Samson added a 177-run opening partnership for Kerala against Odisha in Lucknow, the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗾 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 🙌
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Gujarat wicketkeeper-batsman and captain Urvil Patel also showed his mettle, scoring a century in just 31 balls. Urvil scored the second-fastest century in T20 cricket, also holding the record for reaching the century in 28 balls. Urvil hit 10 sixes and 12 fours in his innings.
