Sarfaraz Khan's Cameo Propel Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Title Win

Mumbai under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the first time. 

Mumbai have won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Source : Twitter/@BCCIdomestic

Mumbai, the domestic stalwarts once again have shown why they are considered as domestic giants. They outplayed Himachal Pradesh by three wickets and won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Mumbai bowlers performed brilliantly as spinner Tanush Kotain and pacer  Mohit Avasthi scalped three wickets each and restricted Himachal Pradesh to just 143 runs.

First of many for आपली मुंबई 💙

𝙾𝚗𝚎. 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑. 𝚃𝚑𝚎. 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 🏆

Our boys emerged victorious after defeating Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy Final 😍#MCA #Mumbai #Cricket #IndianCricket #Wankhede #BCCI pic.twitter.com/3jI57kZj8K

— Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) (@MumbaiCricAssoc) November 5, 2022

 In reply to that, Mumbai had suffered early breakthroughs but Sarfaraz Khan once again showed why he is rated so highly. He scored a 36-run cameo off 31 balls to help his side cross the line.

Mumbai under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the first time. 

Here are the Twitter reactions:

WHAT. A. FINISH! 👌 👌

WHAT. A. WIN! 👍 👍

Mumbai overcame a stiff challenge from the spirited Himachal Pradesh side to seal a thrilling victory to win their maiden #SyedMushtaqAliT20 title. 👏 👏

Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/VajdciaA1p#HPvMUM | #Final | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/t3WRR0wET1

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 5, 2022

41 Ranji Trophy, 4 Vijay Hazare Trophy, 1 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

One team, Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/VRUKFJ0r9z

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 5, 2022

The winning celebration by Mumbai - everyone absolutely pumped up, their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. pic.twitter.com/tblBCCEKfK

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 5, 2022

Mumbai are the champions of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Mumbai ho ya Mumbai Indians both are born to win.

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) November 5, 2022

Himachal’s lower order added 91 crucial runs but failed to reach the 150-run mark. Their bowlers started off well as Rishi Dhawan took two important wickets of Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane.