Star GT bags match-winning 3-wicket haul against Mumbai in SMAT 2025-26

Hyderabad started the Super League Group B of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 with a thrashing victory against Mumbai, where the star Gujarat Titans pacer, who is also the star Indian pacer, was the hero of the match for recording three wickets in four balls. 

Pune hosted the fixture, where Hyderabad chose to field first. While Mumbai were bowled out for only 131 runs in 18.5 overs, Hyderabad chased down the target in 11.5 overs after losing only one wicket, as Hyderabad won the match by nine wickets with 49 balls remaining. 

Mumbai openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Ajinkya Rahane had a 31-run partnership for the first wicket before Mumbai's regular wickets started falling. Only the middle-order batters Hardik Tamore (29) and Suryansh Shedge (28) crossed the 20-run mark along with the opener Jaiswal (29) in that innings.

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Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets in 4 balls in slog overs

Hyderabad pace-bowling leader Mohammed Siraj produced a strong bowling performance, especially in the slog over, where the right-arm pacer got three wickets in four balls. Siraj ended the innings with the bowling figures of 3.5-0-21-3, as he won the Player of the Match award. 

On the fourth and fifth balls of the 17th over, which was Siraj's third over of the match, the right-arm pacer took back-to-back wickets of set Suryansh (28) and Shardul Thakur (0). On his hat-trick ball, Siraj conceded a leg-bye. 

On the first ball of the 19th over, Siraj bowled Tanush Kotian (2). In that same over, Mumbai were bundled out after Tushar Deshpande (1) was run out. 

Hyderabad openers completely dominated

In reply, Hyderabad openers Aman Rao (52) and Tanmay Agarwal (75) comfortably guided the team to a victory, while only Tanmay lost his wicket after a 127-run partnership for the first wicket.