Dropped from Team India, India Opener Powers Mumbai to New SMAT Record

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 season is moving into its final leg, with the edition now entering a decisive Super League standings. As the tournament progresses, each day brings new surprises and records for players and teams, with high-scoring matches and record-breaking performances.

Teams are pushing hard in must-win games, and each day is now a battle to the final decider. With the qualification near, the tournament has once again provided its fans with a glimpse of the thrilling contest. In the recent Super League Group B match where Haryana faced Mumbai at DY Patil Academy in Pune, another moment has been added to the Mumbai SMAT record, and has further strengthened the team’s records in the tournament.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Creates New Mumbai Record in Syed Mushtaq Tli Trophy

During the Super League game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, Mumbai cricket team chased down the mammoth target of 235 runs against Haryana cricket team. To everyone's surprise Mumbai chased this down with more than two overs to spare.

This is now the highest run chase in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as Mumbai has surpassed Jharkhand's record. Jharkhand, led by Ishan Kishan, created this record just two days ago but it didn't last long.

This match not only became the highest successful run chase for a team in SMAT but also became a topic of discussion, where Mumbai’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a quickfire century after being dropped from the national setup.

The match was a high-scoring one with some of the best batsmen in India featuring in it. In the end, Haryana suffered a heartbreaking defeat despite their captain Ankit Kumar scoring a blistering 89 off just 42 balls.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s SMAT Knock Creates New Mumbai SMAT Record

Mumbai’s chase against Haryana was nothing short of a thriller movie, and was built around a controlled yet aggressive innings that shifted the momentum early in the match. Chasing a target of 235, India’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s brilliant performance helped Mumbai beat Haryana in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League match on Sunday as he smashed a hundred off just 48 balls.

Jaiswal opened the innings and set the tone from the first over. He reached his half-century in just 23 balls and brought a hundred in 48 deliveries, showing a clear intent of domination. With a knock of 101 off 50 balls, Jaiswal smashed 16 fours and one six, keeping the strike rate high through the chase.
Jaiswal’s innings came at a very crucial time, as he has been out of India’s T20I setup despite being part of the T20 World Cup-winning squad. This hundred is his first for Mumbai in the tournament, and he showed why he is among the best openers in the world. He was finally dismissed in the 18th over, but till then, the damage was done. Mumbai record in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was already carved, where they chased down the highest run chase in SMAT.