Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Mhatre slams ton as Mumbai rout AP by 9 wkts

Mumbai opener Ayush Mhatre. Pic/Pratik Koli/MCA

India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing form with a second consecutive hundred in Mumbai's dominant nine-wicket victory over Andhra in a Group ‘A' match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here Sunday.

Chasing a target of 160, Mhatre (104 not out off 59 balls) overshadowed national T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav (31 not out off 21 balls) in an unbroken stand of 105, which came off just 9.4 overs.

Mhatre's innings had nine sixes and five fours and he was particularly severe on former MI pacer Satyanarayana Raju, who was smashed for 37 in two overs. Veteran pacer CV Stephen went for 45 in his three overs.

Most of Mhatre's shots were on the on-side with as many as eight of his nine maximums hit in the arc between deep mid-wicket and long-on.

The 18-year-old Mhatre has now hit 19 sixes across three SMAT games this season.

Brief scores
Andhra 159-7 in 20 overs (R Bhui 48, S Prasad 44'; T Deshpande 3-25, S Patil 2-24) lost to Mumbai 162-1 in 15.2 overs (A Mhatre 104', S Yadav 31') by nine wickets

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