Mumbai’s Suryansh Shedge relishing finisher’s role in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Cricket News
In a star-studded Mumbai team which includes a top five of Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube, it is the 21-year-old Suryansh Shedge who is hogging the limelight at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. If his unbeaten 8-ball 30 against Andhra had ensured Mumbai finish top of the table and thereby avoid playing the pre-quarterfinals, on Wednesday he scored 36 off 12 deliveries against Vidarbha to book a semi-final showdown with fellow title contenders Baroda. Like against Andhra, Rahane had done all the scoring at the top in a massive chase of 222 against Vidarbha at Alur with Shaw contributing a quickfire 26-ball 49. And the task at hand on Wednesday was a lot more challenging for the young Shedge as the asking rate had climbed to 15 runs an over in the last four overs. Dube, the designated power-hitter and finisher, was struggling for rhythm. And after playing out Yash Thakur without taking any risks in his first three deliveries, he saw a favourite match-up in off-spinner Mandar Mahale. …
