8:10 pm Right. That was some way to cap off what has been an incredible Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Hope you enjoyed our coverage just as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Thank you for joining us, and until we meet next, stay safe, goodbye and goodnight!
Hear from Mumbai's heroes!
Sarfaraz Khan: We had previously reached the semi and the quarter. We also lost the Ranji final so we did not want to repeat that feeling. We had good team unity and it paid off. In the semi final and final, having 140-150 runs on the board always makes the game close. I wanted to stay till the end and once I knew there would be five fielders in the ring, I knew it was going to favour me. Tanush Kotian: I was ready and just wanted to execute. Sarfaraz was giving me confidence and the way he played gave me confidence. So it gave me confidence that I could hit as well.
END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | HP: 143/8 | RR: 7.15
- Mayank Dagar21 (12b)
- Vaibhav Arora2 (2b)
- Tushar Deshpande4-0-34-0
- Mohit Avasthi4-0-21-3
6:10 pm An action-packed end to what was a largely underwhelming batting innings for Himachal Pradesh. It got off to the worst possible start with Bains and Verma departing in the powerplay. Gangta, Nitin and Rishi Dhawan perished soon after, with Chopra's dismissal in the 10th over leaving them tottering at 58/6. Fortunately for them, Ekant, Vasisht and Dagar, especially towards the end, staged a rear-guard act.
Mumbai, meanwhile, relied on Kotian to stifle Himachal in the middle overs. Avasthi was pretty effective in the powerplay too and despite the surge at the end, they largely kept the Himachal batting unit quiet.
Himachal have gotten themselves to 143 on a slightly tricky surface .The question, though, is will that be enough against Mumbai? We'll find out in a bit!
Can Himachal get to 140? 12 runs in the final over seems a tall ask. But stranger things have happened in cricket. Deshpande to bowl the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | HP: 128/8 | RR: 6.73
- Mayank Dagar8 (7b)
- Vaibhav Arora1 (1b)
- Mohit Avasthi4-0-21-3
- Aman Khan2-0-24-1
Vaibhav Arora is the new man in
E Sen c Rahane b Avasthi 37 (39m 29b 3x4 2x6) SR: 127.58
Avasthi to bowl the penultimate over
Himachal have gotten to 125 after 18 overs. With Ekant still at the crease, they would be backing themselves to get to 140. Can they get to 150, though?
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | HP: 125/7 | RR: 6.94
- Mayank Dagar6 (3b)
- Ekant Sen37 (28b)
- Aman Khan2-0-24-1
- Shams Mulani4-0-31-0
Mayank Dagar joins Ekant out in the middle
AP Vasisht c Kotian b Aman Khan 25 (40m 22b 3x4 0x6) SR: 113.63
Another over that continues the head of steam Himachal have generated lately. In fact, 140 is a gettable target now. They might have their eyes set on an even higher score too
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | HP: 114/6 | RR: 6.70
- Ekant Sen36 (27b)
- Akash Vasisht21 (20b)
- Shams Mulani4-0-31-0
- Mohit Avasthi3-0-18-2
