Kerala vs Mumbai Match Highlights: Sanju Samson team wins the match

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Kerala won by 15 runs: A major upset was witnessed today in Elite Group A of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. Kerala, led by Sanju Samson, dealt a major blow to star-studded Mumbai by defeating them by 15 runs. Mumbai were unbeaten in the tournament after winning four consecutive matches, but Kerala broke their winning streak.

Kerala vs Mumbai Match Highlights

Kerala's innings: Power of Sanju and Vishnu Vinod

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At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Kerala won the toss and elected to bat first. The team posted a challenging total of 178 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

• Captain Sanju Samson made a brilliant start as an opener. He played a quickfire innings of 46 runs off 28 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes.
• Vishnu Vinod also performed brilliantly, scoring an unbeaten 43 runs off 40 balls.
• Finally, Sharafuddin NM scored an unbeaten 35 runs off just 15 balls, including 3 fours and 3 sixes, to take Kerala past 175.
• Mohammad Azharuddin also contributed 32 runs.

Mumbai's innings: Sarfaraz's half-century goes in vain

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Chasing a target of 179 runs, Mumbai's strong batting line-up, which included big names like Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shivam Dubey, failed to reach the target. Mumbai were all out for 163 in 19.4 overs.

• Sarfaraz Khan was the top scorer for Mumbai. He played a fighting half-century of 52 runs in 36 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes, but he could not lead his team to victory.
• Ajinkya Rahane and Suryakumar Yadav both contributed 32 runs each, but could not convert their innings into big scores.

Hero of the Match: KM Asif's Five-Wicket Haul

Fast bowler KM Asif made the biggest contribution to Kerala's victory, breaking the back of Mumbai.

• Asif took 5 wickets for only 24 runs in his 3.4 over spell. This is one of the best figures of his T20 career.
• Apart from him, Vignesh Puthur and MD Nidhish also took 2 wickets each, due to which Mumbai kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

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