Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018: Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer lead Mumbai to final

Mumbai achieved an easy win over Hyderabad in the first semi-final encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to enter the final. Bolstered by the presence of Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, and Ajinkya Rahane in the side, Mumbai cruised to victory. Eventually, it was the rain which had the final say, however, Mumbai had enough on the board to see them through.

Chasing 247 for victory, the youngster Shaw got Mumbai off to the perfect start, scoring a quickfire century. Despite Rohit Sharma managing to score just 17, captain Shreyas Iyer led the way after his dismissal and scored a fine half-century.

Mumbai were batting on 155-2 in 25 overs when rain stopped play. Due to the constant rain, the play was not resumed and Mumbai were adjudged the winners by the VJD method.

Earlier in the day, Hyderabad rode on Rohit Rayudu's ton as they managed to reach a respectable total of 246. They put themselves in a spot of bother early on in the innings, losing three quick wickets. Ambati Rayudu, too, failed with the bat as he managed to score just 11 runs. Rohit, on the other hand, single-handedly took his side to a 200+ score. Tushar Deshpande was the pick of the bowlers, with 3 wickets to his name.

Mumbai will now await the winner of the second semifinal between Jharkhand and Delhi, which will take place tomorrow at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Brief Scores:

Hyderabad 246/8 in 50 overs (Rohit Rayudu 121*, B Sandeep 29; Tushar Deshpande 3-55, Royston Dias 2-43) lost to Mumbai 155/2 in 25 overs (Prithvi Shaw 61, Shreyas Iyer 55*; Mehdi Hasan 2-23) by 60 runs (VJD Method).