Eyeing the final’s spot, Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field first. The new ball bowlers kept the opposition openers under pressure within the powerplay before Tripuresh Singh got the better of Yash Dhull in the sixth over. In an over’s space, Priyansh Arya fell to Kumar Kartikeya and Ayush Badoni failed to convert his start as well. With the middle order failing to resist the MP attack, Venkatesh Iyer’s two-over yielded a couple of more wickets before Anuj Rawat and M Rawat’s cameos steered them to 146/5 in 20 overs.
In reply, MP top-order fell prey to Ishant Sharma’s viscous new ball spell as he removed Arpit Gaud and Subhranshu Senapati early in the innings. However, Harsh Gawli kept the scoreboard ticking with an 18-ball 30 before Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Rajat Patidar took control of the chase. The pair orchestrated against the spinners during the middle overs watchfully before Patidar switched gears. He smoked a couple of sixes against Suyash Sharma in the 14th over to propel to 125/3. The pair clobbered 18 runs off the next over, leaving four runs to chase with five overs left. Eventually, Harpreet smacked a six on the third ball of the following over to seal the deal and help MP reach the finals of SMAT against Mumbai.
Rajat Patidar and Harpreet Bhatia have brought up a crucial 50-run stand 👌👌
Some terrific hitting from the duo 💪💪
Madhya Pradesh are cruising….#SMAT | @IDFCFIRSTBank
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/Fa4GwxKzs6 pic.twitter.com/PtsrOoy2l8— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 13, 2024
MADHYA PRADESH QUALIFIED INTO THE SYED MUSHTAQ ALI FINAL AFTER 13 YEARS 🤯
– The Rajat Patidar Army…!!!! pic.twitter.com/whQlqIOmmy— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 13, 2024
Into the finals
Madhya Pradesh has qualified for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final after 14 long years under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar who has led his team from the front. pic.twitter.com/B6cQ1DRQab
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) December 13, 2024
Nice
Chandrakant Pandit’s Madhya Pradesh qualifies for the Final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. pic.twitter.com/9ENEARcunJ
— KnightRidersXtra (@KRxtra) December 13, 2024
CAPTAIN RAJAT PATIDAR SHOW..!!!! 🔥
He smashed 66* runs from 29 balls including 4 fours and 6 sixes for Madhya Pradesh in Semifinal in this Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
– Captain Rajat Patidar leads from the front. 👏 pic.twitter.com/exGccnR889— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) December 13, 2024
The captain fanstastic
Finals time
Rajat Patidar as Captain of the Madhya Pradesh :
League Stage : 5(7), 78(36), 62(37), 68(40), 4(7), 36(16), DNB
Quarter-Final : 28(18) vs Saurashtra
Semi-Final : 66*(29) vs Delhi
Innings: 8
Runs: 346
Average: 49.4
Sr rate: 183.06
4s/6s: 26/21#SMAT2024 | #RCB pic.twitter.com/RLW0HCAwSP— Chandan (@apoliticalsane) December 13, 2024
Madhya Pradesh beat Delhi to reach #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy2024 Final.
Rajat Patidar Show M. Chinnaswamy 🏟️, Bengaluru @RCBTweets Boy Scored 66 of 29 balls..
Treat for crowd.pic.twitter.com/w2IUvlTUUz— alekhaNikun (@nikun28) December 13, 2024
Into the SMAT
MP Qualifies
Madhya Pradesh has qualified for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final after 14 long years under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar who has led his team from the front.#DELvMP #SMAT2024 pic.twitter.com/UMEv5zz3th
— シ︎TEJAS¹⁸ 🇮🇳 (@SaviourKohli) December 13, 2024
