Punjab wicket-keeper batter Salil Arora played a brilliant innings in the Super League stage match against Jharkhand on Friday, December 12, in Pune. He scored an unbeaten 125 runs off just 45 balls, helping his team post a huge total of 235-6.

Salil reached his century in only 39 balls, making it one of the fastest hundreds by an Indian batter in T20 cricket. The uncapped player’s performance before the 2026 IPL Auction is likely to make him a top target, as scouts are already watching him closely.

Here are five interesting facts about Salil Arora after his amazing innings against Jharkhand in the 2025-26 SMAT.

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🚨 23-YEAR-OLD SALIL ARORA SMASHED HUNDRED FROM JUST 39 BALLS IN SMAT 🚨

- Youngster.
- Bats in Middle Order.
- Wicket Keeper.

He is going to get a huge amount in the IPL Auction. 💰 pic.twitter.com/7TGshrXA2w

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 12, 2025

Five Facts About Salil Arora After His SMAT Heroics

1. Salil Arora scored a hundred on his first-class debut

Salil Arora made his first-class debut in the 2024 Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh. He impressed everyone by scoring a tough century in the first innings, helping Punjab reach 277 after coming in at 48-5.

He added 27 runs in the second innings, and the match ended in a draw in Chandigarh. For his rescue act, he was named Player of the Match on debut.

2. He is in the IPL 2026 Auction with a base price of ₹30 lakh

Salil Arora is part of the 350-player shortlist for the IPL 2026 Auction, with a base price of ₹30 lakh.

He shares the Punjab dressing room with top players like Abhishek Sharma, Naman Dhir, Arshdeep Singh, and Prabhsimran Singh. Arora could become the next big name from Punjab to shine in the IPL.

3. He was part of India’s winning squad in the 2019 U-19 Asia Cup

Salil was selected in India’s U-19 team led by Dhruv Jurel, which won the 2019 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. He played one match, scoring a steady 29 runs in a tricky chase against Afghanistan.

He opened the innings and shared an important stand with Shashwat Rawat. He was dismissed by spinner Noor Ahmad, who now plays top-level cricket.

4. He has the second-highest strike rate in the 2025-26 SMAT

Salil has been in excellent form in the 2025-26 SMAT. Playing in the middle order, he has scored 266 runs in six games at a strike rate of 206.20.

This is the second-highest strike rate among players who have faced at least 100 balls. The only player above him is his teammate, Abhishek Sharma.

5. He faced a long wait due to a selection issue in Punjab cricket

Like many young players, Salil faced challenges in his early cricket journey. During his Punjab U-19 days, he had to wait for his chance because the chief selector’s son was picked ahead of him.

In 2017, Punjab Cricket Player Association President Bhupinder Singh told the Tribune that it was unfair to ignore Salil, who had scored 198 runs in eight innings and was part of the winning team. He said Salil became a victim of corruption in the selection.

A brilliant exhibition of hitting by an uncapped Indian batter ahead of the upcoming IPL 2026 auction. Bolstered by a quick-fire cameo, Haryana registered an easy win against Rajasthan in a Super League phase match of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT 2025) on December 12 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. 

Arsh Ranga put the stage on fire with his extraordinary batting in the first over of the second innings when Haryana went to chase a target of 133 runs in 20 overs. Rajasthan opened their bowling with the emerging spinner Manav Suthar, who is the captain of the team as well. 

Ranga quickly shifted gears right after a dot ball on the first delivery. On the second, he slammed it for a huge six on the on-side, followed by a backfoot punch on the off-side for a boundary. For the next two balls, the left-handed batter crafted another over-boundary and a boundary. The second maximum was over the deep midwicket, and the second four came out from a straight bat. For the couple of sixes, the batter used his muscle power, and for the 4s, he used batting techniques—a backfoot punch and a straight drive. 

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Watch amazing hitting by an uncapped Indian batter ahead of IPL 2026 auction 

6⃣,4⃣,6⃣,4⃣

Arsh Ranga set the tone early in Haryana's chase 🙌

He goes back for a quick-fire cameo of 27(12).#SMAT | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/n4j07IZidj

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 12, 2025

Ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, the explosive batting from Ranga definitely caught cricket fans' eyes. He will be in the auction with a price tag of only INR 30 lakhs. So, if any franchise wants to strengthen their batting power with minimal expense, then the 21-year-old can be a good option. 

In the match, Rajasthan went to bat first and scored 132 runs against a loss of eight wickets. Mahipal Lomror remained unbeaten for a patiently built 37-run knock. The target looked easier to achieve for Haryana after the aggressive batting from Arsh Ranga. The opener scored 27 off 12 with three 4s and two 6s. Skipper Ankit Kumar played a 60-run innings and made the path to win much smoother for Haryana. Haryana won the game by 7 wickets and 22 balls to spare. 

An emotional moment for fans as Ishan Kishan and the Jharkhand cricket team left Ahmedabad to play the next stage of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT 2025). Ishan was the skipper of his state team; under him, the team is undefeated so far in the tournament. 

Jharkhand is in Elite Group D of the tournament. After playing 7 matches, they are currently undefeated, as they have won all of the seven matches with dominance. With a net run rate of +1.976, the Jharkhand cricket team accumulated a total of 28 points and moved to the next round of the contest. Rather than relying on individual excellence, the team has gotten success so far with pure team games. 

As the leader of the team, Ishan Kishan performed promisingly with the bat as well as with the keeping gloves. The southpaw smashed an unbeaten century against Tripura and got a 93-run knock against Saurashtra. Before participating in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he played a few matches for the India-A team, where he scored a half-century. 

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Fans got emotional as Ishan Kishan left Ahmedabad:

Ishan Kishan leaving Ahmedabad undefeated in SMAT for super league 🔥
The fans were emotional 🥹#IshanKishan pic.twitter.com/gqiS2kv57T

— Ayush (@AyushCricket32) December 9, 2025

For the group matches, the Jharkhand cricket team was based in Ahmedabad. They have to relocate for the next games. Fans were gathered near the team bus of the Jharkhand cricket team to say goodbye to them. An Indian cricket fan with a Team India kit was waiting for the keeper-batter. Ishan spotted the fan and walked towards him and gave him a hug. A wonderful gesture by the star cricketer. 

The Super League phase of the tournament is scheduled to start on December 12. Jharkhand will play their next match against Punjab at the D Y Patil Academy in Pune. Punjab emerged as the number one team from the Elite C group. They won 5 matches and lost 2 in their 7 games. 

Hat-trick in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 (SMAT 2025). When batters are making headlines for playing some brilliant knocks, an underrated bowler from Rajasthan showed excellent bowling skill by taking three wickets in 3 consecutive deliveries. 

Rajasthan pacer Ashok Kumar claimed a hat-trick during the Uttarakhand vs. Rajasthan SMAT 2025 match on December 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match was poised to be a thriller in the last quarter, but the hat trick of Kumar folded things in quick time. In the last three balls of the 18th over of the second innings of the match, the seamer bagged the hat trick. 

Who is Ashok Kumar? 

Ashok Kumar is a well-known bowler from Rajasthan. In domestic cricket, his swing bowling ability with control over line and length is well discussed. Scouts of franchises from the Indian Premier League are already aware of the 23-year-old. The bowler, who received multiple IPL contracts, is yet to make his debut in the league. 

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The right-arm pacer was a part of Rajasthan Royals (RR) as a net bowler before Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bought him in a player's contract in 2022 for INR 55 lakh. But he did not get to play any single match for KKR. After spending some time with the Kolkata-based franchise, he went back to RR and joined the franchise for INR 30 lakhs at the mega auction in 2025. 

Ahead of another IPL auction, Kumar has shown his class. Uttarakhand was seven down for 120 while they were chasing a target of 194. Well-set batter Rajan Kumar was on the pitch when Ashok made it 120 for 8. Then, in the next two deliveries, the pacer took Agrim Arun Tiwari and Akash Madhwal's timber to confirm a win for Rajasthan. In his 3-over spell, Ashok Kumar struck 4 times against only 16 runs. 

watch the hat-trick here

🚨 Hat-trick in SMAT for Ashok Kumar vs Uttrakhand.

- IPL franchises should keep their eye on Ashok Kumar. He bowls fast, he loves to rattle stumps. He can be a great asset as Indian pace backup for any IPL team.pic.twitter.com/RGqsUzuLEq

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 2, 2025

The 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be played from November 26 to December 18 across 14 venues in six cities in India. A total of 32 teams will compete in the Elite Division, divided into four groups of eight each, while six teams will play in the Plate Division.

Top players such as Suryakumar Yadav, world No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, and young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi will feature in this year’s tournament.

The Elite Group A matches will be played in Lucknow, while Kolkata will host the Elite Group B fixtures. Elite Group C matches are scheduled in Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad will host Elite Group D games. Indore will host the knockout matches, including the final. The Plate Division matches will be played across three venues in Pune from November 26 to December 6.

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SMAT 2025 Tournament Format

The top two teams from each of the four Elite groups will qualify for the quarter-finals. Then, four teams will move to the semi-finals, and two teams will play the final.

In the Plate group, the top two teams in the points table will play the final.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Groups 2025

Elite Group A: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Mumbai, Odisha, Railways, Vidarbha
Elite Group B: Bihar, Chandigarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Elite Group C: Baroda, Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, Punjab, Services
Elite Group D: Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand
Plate Group: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim

SMAT 2025 Squads (Selected Teams)

Andhra Pradesh: Ricky Bhui (C), Ashwin Hebbar, Pyla Avinash, Srikar Bharat, Shaik Rasheed, Saurabh Kumar, Prithvi Raj, Satyanarayana Raju, KV Sasikanth, Tripurana Vijay, Bailapudi Yeswanth, Sai Rahul, Panduranga Raju, Cheepurapalli Stephen, Munish Varma

Assam: Riyan Parag (C), Sibsankar Roy, Abdul Ajij Kuraishi, Avinov Choudhury, Denish Das, Mrinmoy Dutta, Sumit Ghadigaonkar, Saahil Jain, Jitumoni Kalita, Bhargab Lahkar, Mukhtar Hussain, Nibir Deka, Pradyun Saikia, Rhot Sen, Akash Sengupta

Chhattisgarh: Amandeep Khare (C), Ajay Mandal, Aditya Sarwate, Shashank Singh, Shubham Agarwal, Amit Kumar Yadav, Ayush Pandey, Shashank Chandrakar, Gagandeep Singh, Sanidhya Hurkat, Sourabh Majumdar, Mayank Verma, Mayank Yadav, Anand Rao, Ravi Kiran, Prateek Yadav

Kerala: Sanju Samson (C), Ahammed Imran, Rohan Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Salman Nizar, Vishnu Vinod, Abdul Basith, Ankit Sharma, KM Asif, MD Nidheesh, Vignesh Puthur, Sibin Gireesh, Krishna Devan, Krishna Prasad, Saly Samson, Akhil Scaria, Sharafuddeen

Mumbai: Shardul Thakur (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Sairaj Patil, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Irfan Umair, Hardik Tamore (wk)

Odisha: Biplab Samantray (C), Subhranshu Senapati, Govinda Poddar, Aditya Rout, Anil Parida, Badal Biswal, Sambit Baral, Gaurav Choudhary, Sourav Gouda, Sarbeswar Mohanty, Pappu Roy, Sandeep Pattnaik, Prayash Singh, Rajesh Mohanty, Swastik Samal, Subham Satrujit, Aashirwad Swain

Railways: Karn Sharma (C), Suraj Ahuja, Kush Marathe, Ashutosh Sharma, Atal Bihari Rai, Shubham Chaubey, Shivam Chaudhary, Raj Choudhary, Kunal Yadav, Mohammad Saif, Akshat Pandey, Akash Pandey, Ravi Singh, Navneet Virk, Rahul Sharma

Vidarbha: Harsh Dubey (C), Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Dhruv Shorey, Akshay Wadkar, Nachiket Bhute, Parth Rekhade, Atharva Taide, Yash Thakur, Praful Hinge, Darshan Nalkande, Umesh Yadav, Varun Bisht, Adhyayan Daga, Shivam Deshmukh, Yash Kadam, Dipesh Parwani

Live Streaming and Telecast

Some selected group stage matches of the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be shown live on the Star Sports Network in India. The matches will also be streamed online on the Jio Hotstar app and website.

Mumbai create new T20 cricket history after openers Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane’s thrashing start and Suryansh Shedge’s fiery finish in the high-scoring chase of the SMAT 2024-25 quarter-final against Vidarbha.

After Mumbai chose to field first, Vidarbha scored 221/6 in 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai chased the target in 19.2 overs after losing four wickets. 

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Vidarbha had two half-centuries before Shubham Dubey's fiery batting

Vidarbha openers Atharva Taide and Karun Nair provided a solid start with a 60-run opening partnership before Nair lost his wicket for 26 runs in the sixth over. While the opener Taide scored 66 off 41 balls (10 fours and one six), the no.4 batter Apoorv Wankhade scored 51 off 33 balls (two fours and three sixes). They had an 81-run partnership for the third wicket. Later, Shubham Dubey fired up with 43 not out off 19 balls with three fours and three sixes.  

Among the Mumbai bowlers, Atharva Ankolekar (2/32) and Suryansh Shedge (2/36) took two wickets each while Tanush Kotian (1/19) got a wicket. 

Shaw and Rahane started strongly before Dube and Shedge's outstanding finishing

Mumbai openers Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane started the chase in a dominant way. The openers had an 83-run partnership for the first wicket before Shaw was dismissed for 49 off 26 balls with five fours and four sixes. 

Rahane continued his strong batting performances despite the captain Shreyas Iyer (5) and Suryakumar Yadav (9) losing their wickets cheaply. When Rahane was dismissed in the 16th over, Mumbai scored 157/4, and they still required 65 runs in 29 balls. 

Rahane scored 84 off 45 balls with the help of 10 fours and three sixes. The right-handed batter completed his 47th T20 half-century in 27 balls. It was his fourth 50+ score in his last five T20 innings (52, 68, 22, 95, and 84). 

Shivam Dube and Suryansh Shedge slammed the opponent bowlers and comfortably chased the giant target. While Dube scored 37 not out off 22 balls (one four and two sixes), Shedge scored 36 not out off just 12 balls (one four and four sixes).

Highest successful chase in a T20 knockout stage

It was the highest successful chase in a knockout match in T20 cricket history. The previous record was successfully chasing the 210-run target by Karachi Dolphins against Rawalpindi Rams at Lahore during the semi-final of the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11.  

Meanwhile, it was also the joint third-highest successful chase for a team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history. 

The 34-year-old Indian pacer Mohammed Shami rescued Bengal with the bat and played an important role in a thrilling win against Chandigarh in the preliminary quarter-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25. 

Bengal batting faced trouble from the beginning of the innings, and they were losing wickets at regular intervals. Opener Karan Lal (33), no.5 batter Writtick Chatterjee (28), no.8 batter Pradipta Pramanik (30), and no.10 batter Mohammed Shami (32*) reached 20+ runs in that innings.

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Mohammed Shami recorded his highest T20 score

While Shami came to bat at the score of 114/8, the right-handed batter scored the second-highest runs for his team. He scored 32 not out off 17 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. In the final over of the innings, Shami smashed two sixes and one four off Sandeep Sharma, which helped Bengal to score 159/9 in 20 overs. It was Shami’s highest score in his T20 career. 

During the first innings of the match, the right-arm medium pacer Jagjit Singh took four wickets as he had the bowling figures of 4-0-21-4.

Shami took one wicket in the first over

In reply, Chandigarh batters got some starts, but most of them failed to capitalise. While the innings experienced four 20+ scores, only Raj Bawa (32) reached the 30-run mark. 

After scoring crucial runs, Shami started with the new ball and got the wicket on the third ball of the innings. He dismissed the opener Arslan Khan for a golden duck and later ended with the bowling figures of 4-0-25-1. 

The Player of the Match, right-arm medium pacer Sayan Ghosh, picked up four wickets as he ended with the bowling figures of 4-0-30-4. In the final over, Chandigarh required 11 runs to win the match and had three wickets in hand. Ghosh conceded only seven runs and marked two wickets, including one run out, as Bengal reached the quarter-final by winning the match by only three runs. 

Punjab opener Abhishek Sharma created new history after he recorded the joint second-fastest T20 century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 Group A match against Meghalaya. 

After Meghalaya were restricted to 142/7 in 20 overs, Punjab opener and captain Abhishek Sharma thrashed the opposition bowlers to chase the target in 9.3 overs while his team lost three wickets. 

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Captain Abhishek Sharma took two wickets

While Meghalaya chose to bat first, captain Abhishek Sharma took the first two wickets as both the openers were the victims (Arien Sangma 13 and Ibitlang Thabah 17). Abhishek finished with the bowling figures of 4-0-24-2, where Arpit Bhatewara (31), Yogesh Tiwari (20), and Larry Sangma (21) reached the 20-run marks. Apart from the skipper Abhishek, Ramandeep Singh also bagged two wickets (2/18).

Abhishek Sharma completed his fourth SMAT century in 28 balls

In reply, captain Abhishek completely dominated with his bat. He completed his fifth T20 century and fourth SMAT hundred in just 28 balls. He finished the match with 106 not out off 29 balls with the help of eight fours and 11 sixes. 

Here are some key stats of the match:

• With his 28-ball T20 hundred, Abhishek recorded the joint second-fastest T20 century. In the ongoing SMAT season, Gujarat batter Urvil Patel also recorded a 28-ball century against Tripura. The fastest T20 century record is a 27-ball hundred by Sahil Chauhan for Estonia against Cyprus last June. 
• It was the fourth SMAT century for Abhishek, which is a new record for the most centuries in SMAT history.  
• Including his T20I century, Abhishek has recorded five centuries in his T20 career. He became the eighth Indian cricketer to hit at least five T20 centuries. 
• While Punjab won the match by seven wickets with 63 balls remaining, it was the second fastest 130+ runs chase in the T20 cricket history. The record is Saudi Arabia successfully chasing a 136-run target against Kuwait with 65 balls remaining. 

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25, Baroda thrashed many records against Sikkim in the Group B encounter after setting the world record T20 total of 349/5 in 20 overs. Baroda won the match comfortably to create many records. 

Baroda scored record T20 total of 349/5

After Baroda captain Krunal Pandya chose to bat first, they scored 349/5 in 20 overs. While the opener Shashwat Rawat scored 43 runs off 16 balls (four fours and four sixes), his opening partner Abhimanyusingh Rajput scored 53 off 17 balls (four fours and five sixes). They had a 92-run partnership for the first wicket as Baroda crossed 100 runs in the powerplay. Baroda scored 108/2 in six overs. 

Then Bhanu Pania and Shivalik Sharma had a 94-run partnership for the third wicket, where Sharma completed his 50 runs in 16 balls and Pania completed his half-century in 20 balls. 

After Sharma was out for 55 off 17 balls with three fours and six sixes, Pania had another strong 88-run partnership with Vishnu Solanki for the fourth wicket. Pania completed his first T20 century in 42 balls. Solanki was out in the 17th over after scoring 50 off 16 balls with two fours and six sixes. 

Pania remained unbeaten in that innings as the 28-year-old right-handed batter scored 134 not out off 51 balls with the help of five fours and 15 sixes. 

Among the Sikkim bowlers, while Palzor Tamang had the bowling figures of 4-0-45-2, Roshan Kumar had the bowling figures of 4-0-81-2. 

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Baroda won by tournament record 263 runs

In reply, Sikkim scored only 86/7 in 20 overs as Baroda won by the tournament record 263 runs to grab the top spot of the Group B points table. Robin Limboo was the leading run-scorer in that innings with 20 runs. Just like Baroda, Saurashtra, and Gujarat have also earned 24 points after seven matches, but Baroda is leading the points table, thanks to having the best net run rate. 

Here are some crucial stats of the historic T20 match

• Baroda scored 349/5 in 20 overs. It was the third 300+ total in T20 cricket history. It was the new world record for the highest T20 total, which beat the previous world record of 344/4 by Zimbabwe against Gambia at Nairobi last October. 
• Baroda smashed 37 sixes in the innings. It was the new world record for most sixes in a T20 innings. The previous record was 27 sixes by Zimbabwe against Gambia last October. 
• Five Baroda batters scored 40+ runs in the innings. It was the first time in T20 cricket history that more than four batters recorded 40 or more runs in the same T20 innings. 
  
• Four Baroda batters scored 50+ runs in that innings. It was the second time in T20 cricket history that we experienced four 50+ scores in an innings. The first such incident was the Zimbabwe vs Gambia T20I match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B last October, where four Zimbabwe batters scored 50 or more runs.
• Bhanu Pania scored 134 not out. It was the fifth-highest individual score in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history. 
• Bhanu Pania hit 15 sixes during his century knock. It was the joint second-most sixes by a batter in a T20 innings as the record is 17 sixes by Punit Bisht. 
• Sikkim right-arm medium pacer Roshan Kumar ended with the bowling figures of 4-0-81-2. It was the record for the most runs conceded by a bowler in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history and the joint third most runs conceded in a T20 match. 
• Baroda won by 263 runs. It was the largest victory margin (by runs) in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history. The previous record was winning by 179 runs by Andhra and Hyderabad. Meanwhile, winning by 263 runs also became the fourth-largest victory margin by runs in T20 cricket history. 

Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is set to play the remainder of the ongoing domestic T20 tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 (SMAT 2024-25). Furthermore, he is also expected to participate in the domestic one-day cricket tournament, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. 

After completing the four-match away T20I series against the hosts South Africa, where India won by a 3-1 margin, the T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav was on a two-week break to attend a family function. 

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Suryakumar Yadav ready to serve for Mumbai

The 34-year-old Suryakumar Yadav is available for the upcoming Mumbai’s SMAT match against Services on December 3. After the end of their match against Nagaland, Mumbai are in third place in Group E of the SMAT 2024-25 by earning 12 points after four games with the results of three victories and one defeat. 

According to the latest PTI report, Shreyas Iyer is likely to continue his leadership role for Mumbai in the SMAT, even after the Indian T20I skipper returns to the squad. The report suggests that Suryakumar is open to bat at any position for the team under the leadership of Iyer. 

Not only the T20I skipper, but Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, etc. are also busy in the ongoing SMAT 2024-25. 

Suryakumar Yadav will play Vijay Hazare Trophy

On the other hand, Suryakumar is likely to be available for the upcoming domestic List A tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, starting on December 21. Mumbai, who last won this List A tournament in the 2020-21 season, will target to equal Tamil Nadu's five Vijay Hazare Trophies successes this season. This will be Suryakumar's ideal preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, before which India will play only one three-match home ODI series against England. 

Suryakumar Yadav, who is desperate to return to Test cricket, also played one match in the present Ranji Trophy season when Mumbai faced Maharashtra.