Ignored by national selectors in T20 set-up, Yashasvi Jaiswal sent another reminder to the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee with a blistering 48-ball century as defending champions Mumbai crushed Haryana by four wickets in a high-scoring Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League match here Sunday.
Having tamely surrendered to Hyderabad in the opening Super League game which severely impacted their Net Run Rate, Jaiswal (101 off 50 balls) and Sarfaraz Khan (64 off 24 balls) came out all guns blazing while chasing down a stiff target of 235.
With this win in 17.3 overs, Mumbai kept their chances of qualifying for the summit clash alive. Jaiswal and Sarfaraz added 88 runs in just 6.1 overs to make a difficult chase look like a walk in the park.
During the post-match presentation ceremony, Jaiswal requested his teammate Sarfaraz to join him while collecting the Player of The Match cheque of Rs 50,000.
When Haryana skipper Ankit Kumar (89 off 42 balls) and talented all-rounder Nishant Sindhu (63 no off 38 balls) added 110 runs in only 8.1 overs, little did they expect the carnage that was to follow.
Veteran Ajinkya Rahane (21 off 10 balls) started in earnest with Jaiswal also giving new-ball bowler Anshul Kamboj (1-63) and left-armer Ishant Bhardwaj (1-56) the charge, hitting both of them for sixes and boundaries galore.
The problem with all Haryana quicks was their pace hovered around 125 to 130 kmph range which was exactly what the doctored ordered for Mumbai on a placid track.
Their half-volleys were driven, short balls sat up nicely for Jaiswal to play the pull shots and ramp shots over third man. In all Jaiswal hit 16 fours, five off Kamboj alone, and a six. When Sarfaraz gave the charge and completed his 50 off 16 balls, Jaiswal quite rightly played the second fiddle, but once the burly man was gone, the left-hander took over to finish the game in a jiffy.
17.3
Overs taken by Mumbai to chase down a stiff target of 235
Brief scores
Haryana 234-3 in 20 overs (A Kumar 89, N Sindhu 63*, S Jakhar 31; S Patil 2-44) lost to Mumbai 238-6 in 17.3 overs (Y Jaiswal 101, S Khan 64, S Jakhar 2-42) by four wickets
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