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Jaiswal ton, Sarfaraz fifty as Mumbai mow down 235

Sarfaraz Khan walloped a 47-ball century Tanuj Pandey/UPCA

After losing to Hyderabad in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League opener on Friday, defending champions Mumbai bounced back to hunt down 235 against Haryana in Pune.

Yashasvi Jaiswal led the steep chase with a 48-ball century - his fourth in T20 cricket - with 16 fours and a six. He eventually holed out with Mumbai seven away from victory. Atharva Ankolekar wrapped it up for Mumbai with a six and a four, in the company of allrounder Sairaj Patil.

After Ajinkya Rahane fell for 21 off ten balls, Jaiswal combined with Sarfaraz Khan for an 88-run second-wicket partnership off just 37 balls. Sarfaraz, who is part of capped batters up for bidding in the first set of the IPL 2026 auction, boosted his chances with 64 off 25 balls, including nine fours and three sixes. After winning the Player-of-the-Match award, Jaiswal called up Sarfaraz and shared it with him. Though Mumbai suffered a late wobble, they cruised to victory with 15 balls and four wickets to spare.

Earlier in the day, after Mumbai had opted to bowl, Patil emerged as their only wicket-taker, coming away with 2 for 44. Shardul Thakur also kept things tight on a small ground, prompting Haryana to retire Samant Jakhar out on 31 off 14 after the batter had struggled to get the Mumbai captain away in the 19th over. Haryana's captain Ankit Kumar hit 89 off 42 balls, his joint-highest T20 score, but it went in vain.

Hemanth Reddy, Prasad stun Punjab

Andhra handed Punjab their second successive defeat in the Super League, at the MCA Stadium in Pune. M Hemanth Reddy, 23, was the hero for Andhra, clattering a 48-ball hundred - his first in only his second T20. He finished unbeaten on 109 off 53 balls as Andhra chased 206 from 56 for 5 for their first win in the Super League.

Reddy was well supported by No. 7 SDNV Prasad, who scored an unbeaten 53 off 35 balls, after Andhra were reduced to 56 for 5 in the ninth over. Their unbroken 155-run partnership is the highest for any wicket for Andhra in men's T20 cricket. It is also the second-highest partnership for the sixth wicket or lower in men's T20 cricket behind Andre Russell and Kennar Lewis's 161-run stand for the sixth wicket for Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL 2018.

After being asked to bat first, Punjab had posted 205 for 5 on the back of forty-somethings from Harnoor Singh Pannu (42), Anmolpreet Singh (47), Salil Arora (42*) and Ramandeep Singh (43). After bagging a hat-trick in the previous game, India international Nitish Kumar Reddy returned 1 for 39 in his four overs.

Jharkhand prevail in last-over finish vs Madhya Pradesh

Venkatesh Iyer took 3 for 17 from his three overs for Madhya Pradesh, but they fell short by a run, needing 13 off the final over, bowled by Jharkhand's Sushant Mishra. Earlier, Ishan Kishan was the architect of Jharkhand's own batting innings, making another quick start at the top after his 47 against Punjab in their previous game. He scored even quicker here, getting to 63 off 30 deliveries - including four fours and five sixes - before Iyer snared him up.

Iyer's two more wickets slowed down a Jharkhand innings where no other batter managed to cross thirty. However, he did not have much luck with the bat in hand himself: he fell for 8 at the top of the order. Harpreet Singh (77*) and Harsh Gawli (61) put up a 122-run partnership afterwards. By the time Gawli fell, MP needed just 41 more runs from 25 balls.

The required rate rose thereafter, and the equation eventually became too steep as Jharkhand solidified their spot at the top of their Super Group table.

Agarwal helps Hyderabad breeze past Rajasthan

Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal led their chase of 179 against Rajasthan, hitting eight fours and four sixes during his 41-ball 73. By the time he was dismissed in the 17th over, the scores were level, and they eventually won with six wickets and 17 balls to spare. Agarwal played most of innings in the company of Rahul Buddhi - who made 55 off 36 - during a 95-run partnership for the third wicket.

Earlier, No. 4 Mahipal Lomror led Rajasthan's comeback after they had slipped to 17 for 2, then 85 for 5. His 48 was the highest score of a stop-start innings where four of the top seven got into the 20s but no one could kick on.

Manav Suthar (2-20) and Kamlesh Nagarkoti (2-35) were the only wicket-takers for Rajasthan as they struggled to keep up in the chase. Hyderabad now sit at the top of their own Super League table, as the only unbeaten side in Group B after two matches.