SMAT | Hyderabad thumps Bihar for fifth win, boosts knockout chances

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Tanay was instrumental successful  Hyderabad restricting Bihar to a humble  total.

Tanay was instrumental successful Hyderabad restricting Bihar to a humble total. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI

Left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajann’s three-wicket haul and opener Tanmay Agarwal’s good unbeaten half-century fashioned table-topper Hyderabad’s thumping seven-wicket triumph implicit Bihar successful a Group-B lucifer of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy astatine the Jadavpur University crushed present connected Saturday.

Choosing to bat, Bihar could negociate lone 132 for eight. Hyderabad romped location with much than 7 overs to spare to station its 5th triumph and brighten its chances of qualifying for the knockout stage.

Hyderabad bowlers’ subject denied Bihar batters immoderate freebies. The accordant unit earned them wickets too.

Tanay bowled promising teen Vaibhav Suryavanshi (11) with a faster transportation successful the 5th implicit and skipper C.V. Milind removed Sakibul Gani successful the pursuing implicit to support Bihar successful cheque successful the PowerPlay.

Switching ends, Tanay varied his magnitude beautifully to castle Ayush Loharuka and trap Suraj Kashyap leg-before disconnected successive balls of the 12th implicit and stifle Bihar further.

Piyush Singh (34, 30b, 3x4) batted with determination earlier being bowled by Rakshann Readdi.

Bipin Saurabh’s cameo (31, 19b, 1x4, 3x6), including 3 monolithic sixes connected the onside disconnected Rakshann successful the last over, redeemed immoderate pridefulness for Bihar.

Hyderabad was hardly stretched successful the tally chase.

Tanmay (67 n.o., 42b, 11x4, 1x6) grabbed the accidental to people his archetypal 50 of the tournament. The attacking left-hander had failed to person immoderate bully starts.

Tanmay hammered 4 boundaries disconnected Amod Ydav successful the 4th implicit to marque his intentions clear.

Tamnay, who excelled with his timing and placement and got a bulk of his fours connected the off-side and a large six connected the leg-side, added 37 runs with Nitesh Kumar and 48 with Pragnay Readdy (29, 15b, 3x4, 2x6). He stayed connected aft Pragnay’s tally out, disconnected a nonstop propulsion from the deep, to usher Hyderabad home.

Madhya Pradesh rode connected Arshad Khan’s career-best figures of six for 9 and Harsh Gawali’s sound (74 n.o., 40b, 6x4, 5x6) to trounce Chandigarh by 7 wickets and station its 4th win.

Subham Tari’s 3 wickets and Kashyap Bakhale and Suyash Prabhudesai’s fifties powered Goa past Jammu and Kashmir by 7 wickets for its 4th victory.

The scores: At Eden Gardens: Jammu and Kashmir 161/7 successful 20 overs (Shubham Khajuria 45, Yawer Hassan 48, Kawal Preet Singh 30, Shubham Tari 3/30) mislaid to Goa 167/3 successful 19 overs (Kashyap Bakle 59, Suyash Prabhudesai 51 n.o.).

At Jadavpur University ground: Chandigarh 134/8 successful 20 overs (Manan Vohra 52, Sanyam Saini 33, Arshad Khan 6/9) mislaid to Madhya Pradesh 135/3 successful 14 overs (Harsh Gawali 74 n.o., Harpreet Singh Bhatia 48).

Bihar 132/8 successful 20 overs (Piyush Kumar Singh 34, Bipin Saurabh 31 n.o., Tanay Thyagarajann 3/21) mislaid to Hyderabad 134/3 successful 12.5 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 67 n.o.).

Published - December 06, 2025 07:35 p.m. IST

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