Mohammed Shami Sends Fresh Message To Selectors For Australia Tests With Match-Winning Show

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami celebrated his Rs 10 crore cope with Sunrisers Hyderabad with a three-wicket burst that carried Bengal to an eight-wicket win over Hyderabad in a Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Monday. Shami, who’s enjoying his first white ball event after final yr’s 50-over World Cup, took three for 21 in 3.3 overs as Bengal bowled out Hyderabad for 137 in 18.3 overs. He obtained good help from Karan Lal and Shahbaz Ahmed who bagged two wickets apiece. India batter Tilak Varma made a 44-ball 57 (5×4, 1×6) however he couldn’t information his aspect to a much bigger whole. In reply, Bengal confronted little hassle in cutting down the goal in 17.5 overs.

Openers Abhishek Porel (41, 39b, 3×4 2×6) and Karan (46, 29b, 4×4, 4×6) made 84 runs in 9.5 overs and Bengal by no means did the momentum slip from there.

Rinku shines

India middle-order batter Rinku Singh made an unbeaten 24-ball 45 (4×4, 3×6) as Uttar Pradesh breezed previous Himachal Pradesh’s 100 in simply 13.3 overs to register a seven-wicket win in a Group C match.

Former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla (4/12 in 4 overs) and pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who on Monday was purchased by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 10.75 crore within the IPL mega public sale, chipped in with a wicket.