Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Round 5 Highlights: Odisha Edge Railways In Thriller; Shami Claims Four-Fer As Bengal Win

A very Good Morning and warm welcome to everyone joining us for the live coverage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 round 5.

The first match begins from 8:30AM (IST) onwards. Other than that, there are three 9:30AM, four 11:30AM, 1:30PM and 4:30PM matches scheduled for today.

Stay tuned with us for the live scores and updates.

Things will get started with an Elite Group B clash between Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir at the Jadavpur University Campus ground in Kolkata from 8:30AM onwards. The two teams will battle it out against each other to claim top spot as both of them are currently level on points (12).

Elite Group D: Rajasthan Vs Saurashtra (Ahmedabad)

Elite Group C: Haryana Vs Himachal Pradesh (Hyderabad)

Elite Group A: Kerala Vs Mumbai (Lucknow)

Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata.

Jammu & Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria (C), Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan Khan, Abdul Samad (WK), Lone Nasir, Abid Mushtaq, Auqib Nabi, Yudhvir Singh, Umran Malik, Murugan Ashwin

Hyderabad: Chama Milind (C), Tanmay Agarwal, Aman Rao, Pragnay Reddy (WK), Rahul Buddhi, HK Simha, Arfaz Ahmed, Tanay Thayagarajan, Ajay Dev Goud, CTL Rakshan and Nitin Sai Yadav

A brilliant start from the Hyderabad bowlers, who have already reduced 2 Jammu and Kashmir batters in the opening overs. Qamran Iqbal out for 2 off 3 by Rakshan while Chama Milind led to the departure of Yawer Hassan Khan for 13 off 6.

Jammu and Kashmir are literally reeling at the moment as they have been reduced to 6 wickets within 85 runs. Nitin Sai Yadav has been the pick of the bowlers with his 3/17. Chama Milind, Rakshan and Ajay Dev have registered a wicket each so far.

Rajasthan won the toss and chose to bowl first in Ahmedabad against Saurashtra.

Saurashtra: Vishvaraj Jadeja, Harvik Desai (WK), Prerak Mankad, Siddhant Rana, Ruchit Ahir, Chirag Jani, Jaydev Unadkat (C), Luckyraj Vaghela, Yuvraj Chudasama, Chetan Sakariya, and Parth Bhut

Rajasthan: Manav Suthar (C), Kunal Rathore (WK), Deepak Hooda, Shubham Garhwal, Bharat Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Ashok Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Sahil Dhiwan

Kerala: Sanju Samson (C/WK), Rohan Kunnummal, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharudden, Salman Nizar, Abdul Basith, Akhil Scaria, Sharafudheen, Vignesh Puthur, MD Nidheesh and KM Asif

Mumbai: Shardul Thakur (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Shams Mulani, Ayush Mhatre, Atharva Ankolekar, Hardik Tamore (WK) and Sairaj Patil

Kerala won the toss and chose to bat first.

Batting first, Kerala lost both openers inside seven overs. Skipper Sanju Samson played a fluent 26-ball knock to score 46, but fell to Shardul Thakur.

Jammu and Kashmir were bowled out for just 112 runs and Hyderabad are currently at 55/4 after 8 overs. They need 58 more off 72. Yudhvir Singh and Auqib Nabi gave Jammu & Kashmir a glimmer of hope with quick strikes, but Pragnay Reddy and Tanay Thyagarajan steadied the Hyderabad camp.

Sanju Samson (46), Vishnu Vinod (43 not out), Mohammed Azharuddeen (32), and Sharafuddeen (35 not out) played vital innings to help Kerala set a 179-run target for Mumbai.

Saurashtra, despite Vishvaraj Jadeja's 69, were bowled out for 145 by Rajasthan, with right-arm pacer Ashok Sharma delivering a superb spell of 4/20, including a maiden over.

Cameos from Ekant Sen (44), Pukhraj Mann (43), and Mridul Surroch (31) lifted Himachal Pradesh to 176/8 against Haryana. In reply, Haryana are currently 120/2.

Haryana defeat Himachal Pradesh comfortably by chasing 177 runs in just 18 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Yashvardhan Dalal smoked 76 runs off just 44 balls to get HAR over the line with ease against HP

Uttar Pradesh posted a mammoth 212 runs against Chandigarh at the Eden Gardens. Sameer Rizvi (70) and Madhav Kaushik (67) blasted quick half-centuries to lead UP to such a total.

The Sanju Samson-led Kerala side have prevailed over a star studded Mumbai line-up, which consisted of players like Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube among others.

Kerala had posted 178 runs in the 1st innings through 40s from Sanju Samson and Vishnu Vinod while Azharudeen and Sharafudeen added 32 and 35 respectively.

In the 2nd innings, Mumbai's batting line-up was crushed by pacer KM Asif, who registered exceptional figures of 5/24 in 3.4 overs.

Goa have won by 5 wickets against Bihar in Kolkata. They chased down a 181-run target in 19.5 overs, with captain Suyash Prabhudesai hitting a 46-ball 79 to lead the charge.

Baroda defeated Gujarat in a low-scoring affair. Krunal Pandya's side bowled GUJ out for just 73 and then chased down the total within 6.4 overs with Raj Limbani adjudged as man of the match.

Jharkhand easily chased down Uttarakhand's target of 151 within 16.1 overs, thanks Virat Singh's 43 off 22.

Assam defeated Vidarbha in an one-sided affair in Lucknow. The North-Eastern outfit successfully defended 175 runs, bowling VID out for just 117 runs, securing a convincing 58-run victory.

Four more Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches have gotten underway at 4:30pm IST. Here are their toss updates:

Tamil Nadu vs Tripura, Elite Group B: Tripura won the toss and elected to field.

Pondicherry vs Punjab, Elite Group C: Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Elite Group B: Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.

Odisha vs Railways, Elite Group A: Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.

At the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad, Mohammed Shami has made a statement yet again. The out-of-favour India pacer picks up a four-wicket haul (4/13 in 3.2 overs) to help Bengal bowl Services for 165. Bengal then chase down the target in a mere 15.1 overs, losing three wickets in the process.

Delhi overcome the disappointment of defeat to Tripura in their previous game, getting the better of Karnataka by a healthy 45-run margin in Ahmedabad. They limit Karnataka to 187 all out in response to their 233-run target, with Ayush Badoni delivering an outstanding all-round show (53 off 35 and 4/12).

Spectators' craze to catch a glimpse of star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya compelled the organisers to shift the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between his team Baroda and Gujarat to a more secure Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from the nondescript Gymkhana ground in Hyderabad.

A PTI report stated that officials confirmed the decision to switch the venue was taken after unusually large gatherings of fans were recorded near the team hotel, practice nets and ticket counters, far exceeding the normal turnout for a domestic fixture. "Fan turnout, enquiries, and crowd movement exceeded our projections by a huge margin. To ensure safety and smooth match operations, we decided to shift the match to Rajiv Gandhi Stadium," a senior organising official was quoted as saying in the report.

Tamil Nadu vs Tripura: TN 204/5 in 20 overs

Pondicherry vs Punjab: PNJB 192/5 in 20 overs

Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra: MP 153/8 (20 overs)

Odisha vs Railways: ODSA 169/5 (20 overs)

Much-talked-about batter and Maharashtra stand-in captain Prithvi Shaw departs for just five runs against Madhya Pradesh. His team is in a spot of bother, at 24 for two currently in pursuit of a 154-run target. Arshin Kulkarni and Rahul Tripathi are at the crease, currently.

Punjab captain and India's star T20I opener Abhishek Sharma is having a great outing in Hyderabad. After smashing a nine-ball 34 to help his team post a 192-run total, Abhishek has already snared three wickets with his left-arm spin to leave Pondicherry seven down with and staring at a big defeat.

In the last Plate Group match of the day, Mizoram beat Meghalaya by eight wickets in Pune. Mizoram chase down a 151-run target in 17.5 overs, with wicketkeeper-batter Jehu Anderson staying unbeaten on 82 off just 55 balls and captain Thankhuma not out on 38 off 30.

It's a thriller at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, as Odisha edge out Railways by a solitary run in their Elite Group A clash. Biplab Samantray's side just about defends a 170-run target, bowling Services out for 168 off the final ball of the match.

Tamil Nadu hand Tripura a 61-run thrashing in Ahmedabad. R Sai Kishore (87 not out off 39) and captain N Jagadeesan (83 off 49)'s fifties take TN to a 204-run total, before they dismiss Tripura for 143 in 18.5 overs.

An easy win ensues for Punjab in Hyderabad. They dismiss Pondicherry for 138 runs in 18.4 overs to clinch a comfortable 54-run victory, with Ayush Goyal and captain Abhishek taking three wickets apiece.

The Rajat Patidar-led Madhya Pradesh emerge victors against Prithvi Shaw's Maharashtra by 21 runs at the Eden Gardens. Maharashtra can only get to 132 for eight in response to MP's 154-run target, with Tripuresh Singh (3/23) and Mohd Arshad Khan (2/14) shining with the ball.