Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy: Meghalaya stun Mumbai by 6 wickets

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#MushtaqAliT20 when Meghalaya beat Mumbai at their home ground the Wankhede Stadium. This is Mumbai’s first loss in the tournament this season. pic.twitter.com/mx79aW8fNZ

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Shreyas Iyer (15), skipper Suryakumar Yadav (28) and Siddhesh Lad (22) didn’t really cut loose and gave Meghalaya a fighting chance at the break. It was a battle between the haves and the have nots as Meghalaya does not travel with a video analyst, a position which modern teams don’t leave vacant. Teja had moved from Andhra to Meghalaya. He has played for Hyderabad earlier and also for the Under-19s.

“It means a lot as Meghalaya is an upcoming team. Playing against Mumbai itself is a dream for players from Meghalaya and beating them is the ultimate win. They are learning with every game. We don’t have proper grounds back home and there are no quality practice pitches, so we practice in Assam,” Teja said.

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When Teja hit the winning runs, his teammates sprinted to the centre of the pitch and soon a celebratory huddle was formed.

“This win will certainly give a big boost to Meghalaya cricket. We are football-loving people. It’s a dream,” team manager and Meghalaya Cricket Association joint secretary Chiang-D-Shira said.

A day earlier Madhya Pradesh had beaten Meghalaya by 244 runs so the turnaround was commendable and something Mumbai perhaps did not expect.

Brief Scores: Mumbai 157/6 (Jay Bista 44, Suryakumar Yadav 28; Swarajeet Das 2-31) lost to Meghalaya 164/4 (Ravi Bhamidipati 61 not out, Sanjay Yadav 55; Shardul Thakur 2-34) by six wickets.

Delhi win: Delhi 176 for 5 in 20 ovs (Nitesh Rana 66, Himmat SIngh 51; Utkarsh Singh 2/24) bt Jharkhand 167 for 6 in 20 overs (Utkarsh Singh 49; Simarjeet Singh 3/21)