Shami took 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Trophy.Image Credit source: PTI
Mohammed Shami Bowling: The doors of Team India may be almost closed but Mohammed Shami is not ready to accept defeat easily. Shami has been gradually dropped from Team India in T20, ODI and Test formats and now his comeback does not seem to be happening. Still, Shami is busy answering with his bowling on the field. After showing his strength in Ranji Trophy, now this senior pacer is setting fire in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy (SMAT 2025) also. Shami, playing for Bengal, led the team to an easy victory by taking 4 wickets in just 20 balls in a match of this tournament.
Mohammed Shami, who is looking forward to making a comeback in the Test and ODI team, this time tried to attract the attention of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and his selection committee with his sharp bowling in the shortest format. played in hyderabad SMAT 2025 In this match, Shami’s Bengal was facing Services. Services batted first in this match and the entire team was bundled out for 165 runs in 18.2 overs. Coincidentally, Shami took the first and last wicket of this innings and both the batsmen could not open their account.
Shami wreaks havoc from first to last ball
It all started on the very first ball of the match, when Mohammed Shami dismissed Services opener Gaurav Kochhar on the score of zero. But in the second over, Ravi Chauhan hit sixes and fours in the next over. Before he could become too dangerous, Shami sent this batsman back to the pavilion in the third over itself and thus gave a good start to the team in the match.
After this, Services scored some runs but the veteran pacer returned to bowl in the 17th over, took his third wicket and took the last wicket of the innings and his fourth wicket on the second ball of the 19th over, all out Services. Overall, Shami spent only 13 runs in his spell of only 3.2 overs i.e. 20 balls and took maximum 4 wickets.
Bengal’s easy victory
For Services, no batsman could score a half-century and captain Mohit Ahlawat scored the maximum 38 runs. However, before getting out to Shami, Gaurav Kochhar had scored 26 runs in just 9 balls. Due to this spell of Mohammed Shami, Bengal did not need a very difficult target to win. Their top order also ensured this and registered victory by scoring 167 runs in just 15.1 overs. For that, opener Abhishek Porel scored 56 runs, while captain Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 58 runs. Yuvraj Keswani took the team to the target by scoring unbeaten 36 runs on just 19 balls.