India’s T20 World Cup 2026-winning Suryakumar Yadav made his comeback to competitive cricket in style. More than six months after India’s T20 World Cup 2026 triumph against New Zealand, Suryakumar led Mumbai to a comprehensive seven-wicket win against Hyderabad in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2026 opener on November 14. In the run chase, he scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls.
Suryakumar walked in to bat in the eighth over. He smashed Ved Reddy for two sixes and two fours in the next over. Then, he hit Pranav Varma for three sixes and a four. In the 11th over, he raced to his 66th T20 half-century from just 15 balls. He hit five sixes and six fours in his 21-ball 60. Mumbai chased down the target of 173 with 41 balls to spare.
Hyderabad set below par target
Earlier, Suryakumar won the toss and opted to bowl first at Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata. Shardul Thakur was hit for three boundaries in the first over by Aman Rao Perala. In his second over, Thakur got his revenge with Perala's wicket. The opener scored 16 runs from 12 balls. Abhirath Reddy took on Tushar Deshpande, hitting four fours in the fourth over. Maxwell Swaminathan was introduced into the attack and took Tanmay Agarwal's wicket. Reddy used the powerplay overs well. Hyderabad were 54/2 after six overs.
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In his second over, Atharva Ankolekar dismissed Reddy who contributed with 35 runs from 24 balls. Swaminathan trapped Tanay Thyagrajan in front of the stumps for a single-digit score. Hyderabad were 89/4 after 10 overs. In his last over, Swaminathan dismissed Kodimela Himateja for a 16-ball 25.
In his third over, Shivam Dube dismissed Bhavesh Seth. Sairaj Patil and Dube continued to strike in the slog overs. Hyderabad could not finish with a flourish and were bowled out for 172 in 20 overs.
Easy win for Mumbai
In the run chase, Angkrish Raghuvanshi wreaked havoc during the field restrictions. In the fourth over, Ajay Dev Goud ended his cameo. He scored 27 runs from 13 balls, including three fours and a couple of sixes. Musheer Khan arrived at the crease and scored 34 runs from 11 balls in the powerplay overs itself. Mumbai were 79/1 after six overs.
In the eighth over, opener Hardik Tamore lost his wicket to Pranav Verma. He scored 22 runs from 16 balls. In the 12th over, Musheer reached his fifty with two consecutive fours. On the next ball, he lost his wicket to Goud. His knock of 51 off 24 balls included six fours and three sixes. Dube walked out to bat at no.5. He finished the run chase in the 14th over with a six. He remained not out for 13 runs from five balls.
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When will Suryakumar be back in action?
Mumbai will stay in Kolkata for their next game on November 16. They will face Urvil Patel-led Gujarat. If Suryakumar scores 21 more runs against Gujarat, he will become the third Indian batter after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to complete 10,000 T20 runs.