Useful opening stands have been at the heart of Mumbai's success in the league stage of the T20 Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

On Sunday, the hosts won their sixth out of seven league games when they overcame Assam by 83 runs thanks to a 138-run opening stand between Aditya Tare (82 runs off 48 balls, 12x4, 1x6) and Prithvi Shaw's (63 off 39, 7x4, 2x6), Mumbai put on 206 for five in 20 overs. In reply, Assam managed 123 for eight in 20 overs.