Thirty-two runs to win off 17 balls in the crucial last league-stage fixture against Andhra. Sixty-five runs for a win off 29 balls in the quarterfinal versus Vidarbha. Forty-six runs to win in five overs with five wickets in hand in the all-important final against Madhya Pradesh.
These were the match situations when young Suryansh Shedge walked out to bat for Mumbai during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) a few weeks back. Across these three innings, the 21-year-old scored 106 runs in 35 balls at a whopping strike rate of 302.86 – taking his team across the line each time, helping it to its second SMAT title in three years.
“I got into this habit of predicting the playing eleven if I’m in the squad. And, if I had to put in my name, it was only at that five-six spot. So looking at the batting order, I realised that I’ll be needed as a finisher. So, coming into the tournament, I practised that way,” Shedge told …
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