The final match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is being played between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh on 15 December. In the final match, Rajat Patidar played the captaincy innings for Madhya Pradesh and brought his team out of a difficult situation. There was a big show of Patidars in the final match. He single-handedly defeated the Mumbai team by playing a half-century innings.
Rajat Patidar’s big bang
Patidar scored a half-century for Madhya Pradesh in the final match. He scored the most runs for MP in this match. MP’s top order batsmen lost wickets early. But after this Patidar took command. He played a brilliant inning of 81 runs in 40 balls. Meanwhile, Patidar hit 6 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 202.50. Thanks to Patidar’s innings, MP made a respectable score in this match.
Madhya Pradesh scored 174 runs
While batting first, the top order batsman of MP flopped. Arpit Gaur scored 3 runs and Harshal Gawli scored 2 runs. Apart from this, Harpreet Singh Bhatia played an inning of 23 runs. Apart from this, Venkatesh Iyer scored 17 runs in 9 balls. On the strength of Patidar’s half-century, MP scored 174/8 runs in 20 overs. Mumbai will now have to score 175 runs in 20 overs to win the title.
Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets
Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly for Mumbai in this match. He targeted the opening batsmen of MP. Thakur took 2 wickets for 41 runs. Apart from this, Royston H Dias took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 3 overs. Whereas Shivam Dubey has got 1 success.
Rajat Patidar in strong form
Rajat Patidar showed his batting skills in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has scored 428 runs in the 10 matches played so far at an average of 61.14. Meanwhile, Patidar has hit 32 fours and 27 sixes. Patidar has also scored 5 half-centuries. Before IPL 2025, Rajat has created a stir.