Mumbai will lock horns with Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, December 15.

The Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final will start at 4:30 PM IST. Live streaming and telecast of the SMAT 2024 final will be available in India.

Ranji champions Mumbai stormed into the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final after they defeated Baroda by six wickets in their semi-final clash at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.

Opting to bowl first, Mumbai rode on an impressive bowling performance to restrict Baroda to 158/7 in their 20 overs. 

Suryansh Shedge picked up two wickets while Mohit Avasthi, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian and Atharva Ankolekar bagged one wicket each for Mumbai.

In reply, Ajinkya Rahane’s 56-ball 98 and captain Shreyas Iyer’s 46 off 30 balls helped Mumbai chase down the target in just 17.2 overs to register a comprehensive win in Bengaluru.

Earlier, Mumbai finished on top of SMAT 2024 Group E standings with five wins and one loss to book their place in the quarter-finals. They later beat Vidarbha by six wickets in their quarter-final encounter.

On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh defeated Delhi by seven wickets in their semi-final clash to reach the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final on Friday.

Madhya Pradesh restricted Delhi to 146/5 in their allotted overs after electing to bowl first.

All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer took two wickets while Tripuresh Singh, Avesh Khan and Kumar Kartikeya claimed one scalp each for Madhya Pradesh.

Later, captain Rajat Patidar led from the front with an unbeaten 29-ball 66 along with contributions from Harpreet Singh Bhatia (46 not out) and wicket-keeper Harsh Gawli’s 18-ball 30 to guide Madhya Pradesh to an emphatic win in just 15.4 overs.

Madhya Pradesh earlier qualified for the SMAT 2024 knockouts after finishing on top of Group A standings with six wins and one defeat.  

Rajat Patidar’s men later beat Saurashtra by six wickets in their quarter-final clash. 

Meanwhile, Mumbai have previously won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy once in 2022 while Madhya Pradesh will aim for their maiden domestic T20 title after finishing runners-up in 2010-11.

Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh T20 head-to-head

The Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh T20 head-to-head favours the former. Mumbai have won all their four matches against Madhya Pradesh in T20 cricket. 

The last time these two sides met, Mumbai thrashed Madhya Pradesh by eight wickets in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite group match in Rajkot in October 2022.

Where to watch Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final live

The Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final will be telecast live on Sports18 Khel TV channel in India.

Live streaming of the Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh SMAT 2024 final will be available on the JioCinema app and website.

Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 final squads

Mumbai squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Sairaj Patil, Hardik Tamore (wicket-keeper), Aakash Anand (wicket-keeper), Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias, Juned Khan

Madhya Pradesh squad: Rajat Patidar (captain), Arpit Gaud, Harsh Gawli (wicket-keeper), Subhranshu Senapati, Venkatesh Iyer, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tripuresh Singh, Rahul Batham, Kumar Kartikeya, Avesh Khan, Shivam Shukla, Kamal Tripathi, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Verma, Vikas Sharma, Pankaj Chothmal Sharma, Arshad Khan, Abhishek Pathak

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