Mumbai continued their dominance with three wins in four games in the Super League phase as Siddhesh Lad, along with the seamers, routed Uttar Pradesh in 19 overs to win by 46 runs in Indore. Lad stood out with an all-round show, first making 62 off 44 balls and then picking three wickets with his offspin.
After being sent in, Mumbai lost opener Jay Bista in the first ball of the match, following which Lad joined Eknath Kerkar to put up a strong 96-run second-wicket stand. Captain Shreyas Iyer also chipped in with a crucial 27-ball 43, steering the team to a strong total.
Uttar Pradesh faltered in the chase, losing four wickets under the first six overs as Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube ran through the top order. While the middle order tried to pull things back, UP struggled to put up a major partnership with six of their batsmen departing for single-digit scores. They lost their last four wickets in 4.3 overs. Lad, Thakur and Dube finished with three-fors.
Mumbai’s fate hangs in the balance, with the Karnataka-Vidarbha game still in progress. If Karnataka win, then Mumbai are eliminated, but if Vidarbha win, then it would be a three-way tie for first place in Group B between the three teams. In that case, the Group B winners would be decided via net run-rate if the teams cannot be separated by head-to-head results.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo