Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 Highlights, PUN vs BAR final: Anmolpreet’s hundred, Arshdeep four-for guide Punjab to 20-run win over Baroda and maiden SMAT title

Harpreet Brar will bowl the last over. Brar to Solanki, OUT! Dhruva Patel hits a six but none of that matters as Punjab’s maiden title is certain. Brar bowls two dots and with thisSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 LIVE Score, Punjab vs Baroda final: Punjab beats Baroda by 20 runs to lift the maiden SMAT title.

Arshdeep Singh will bowl his last over. 33 needed off 12. Arshdeep to Krunal, OUT! Anmolpreet Singh takes the catch and the match has turned once again. Shivalik Sharma is the new man in. Arshdeep bowls a wide. Arshdeep Singh to Shivalik, OUT! What a catch! A diving Anmnolpreet covers at least 15 yards at long-on to take the second catch of the over. Anmolpreet to Bhanu Pania, OUT! Third wicket for Arshdeep! Only four runs and three wickets from this over.

Baroda needs 57 runs in 18 balls. Siddharth Kaul comes into the attack. Kaul to Solanki, SIX! Full on off and Solanki makes room for himself and clears the straight boundary to start the over on a positive note. Kaul to Solanki, FOUR! The width on offer from Kaul and Solanki pounces on it as he slices away at extra cover for the second boundary of the over. Kaul to Solanki, FOUR! Kaul tries for a wide yorker but Solanki digs deep to play a slice at backward point region. Kaul to Solanki, FOUR! Fourth boundary of the over as Solanki is on fire right now! He opens the face of the bat late to clear the shortthird . Kaul to Solanki, SIX! 24 runs off this over and Solanki has changed the course of the match!

Arshdeep Singh comes back into the attack. Arshdeep to Abhimanyu, DROPPED and FOUR! This time it is Mayank Markande who could not complete the catch while running back at backward square leg. Arshdeep to Abhimanyu, OUT! Finally, Sanvir completes the catch at third man. Vice-captain Vishnu Solanki joins Krunal Pandya in the middle.

Krunal hits over extra cover for a couple that brings 150 for Baroda in the 16th over. He runs brilliantly to steal an extra run. Another couple. Baltej to Krunal, FOUR! Brilliant straight hit for a boundary. 10 runs from this over.

Siddharth Kaul comes back into the attack. Kaul to Pandya, DROPPED! Another missed opportunity as this time Anmolpreet Singh misses to keep the ball in hand at long-off. Krunal attacks Kaul and hits him for a FOUR! Nine runs from this over.

Mayank Markande with his third over. Markande to Abhimanyu, SIX! A much-needed maximum from Abhimanyu. Markande to Abhimanyu, SIX! This is good cricket. Over the bowler’s head for a straight six. Markande to Abhimanyu, SIX! Three back-to-back sixes to complete his fifty! His strike rate jumped to 150. Expensive 21-run-over from Markande. Baroda is still in the game.

Baltej Singh to Abhimanyu, SIX! Finally, some runs for Abhimanyu. Baroda needs many more of these. RRR is over 15 now.

Harpreet Brar to bowl his second over. Brar to Pandya, SIX! Low full toss picked early and sent to long-off for a maximum by skipper. This also takes Baroda past 100. Five singles and a six give 11 to Baroda. The required run rate is over 14 rpo now.

Baltej Singh is back into the attack. Baltej to Krunal, FOUR! Harpreet Singh drops a sitter and the ball also races away for a boundary. Seven off the over.

Markande continues. Just five runs from this over for Baroda. The required rate continues to climb.

Harpreet Brar continues. A sudden drop in run scoring as just five runs come from this over.

Mayank Markande comes into the attack. Markande to Ninad Rathva, OUT! Wrong’un from Mayank and Rathva steps out to hit the outside off delivery but misses getting connection and Prabhsimran Singh had plenty of time to dislodge bails. Walks out captain Krunal Pandya at number four and he gets off the mark with a single. Just four runs and a wicket from Mayank’s first over.

Ninad Rathva st Prabhsimran b Markande 47(22

Harpreet Bara comes into the attack. Abhimanyu Singh joins the party. He whacks two fours as Baroda is right on track in this chase.

Baltej Singh will bowl the last PowerPlay over. Baltej to Rathva, SIX! Rathva picks the fuller-length ball on off and sends it over long-off. Baltej to Rathva, FOUR! Slaps it over extra cover for a boundary. Baltej to Rathva, FOUR! Another boundary and Rathva is on fire here! 16 runs and Baroda has 64 after the end of the first PP in 224-run chase.

Ninad Rathva continues his counterattack. Abhishek Sharma was dispatched for a FOUR at deep backward square leg before Rathva slogsweeps for a SIX! 13 runs off this over.

Rathva takes on Kaul. Hits him for two fours in succession to start the over before executing a smacking pull for a SIX! over deep mid-wicket.

Arshdeep Singh from the other end continues. Arshdeep to Rathva, FOUR! Leg byes. Rathva misses the flick and the ball races away at fine leg boundary off the pads.

Siddharth Kaul comes from the other end. Kaul to Jyotsnil, OUT! The back nipped away for the batter and he edges it to the keeper Prabhsimran Singh as Baroda is off to a bad start in the 224-run chase. In comes Abhimanyu Singh at number three. Just three runs and a wicket came from this over.

Arshdeep Singh starts on a good note. He maintains his stumps line and gives five runs in the first over.

Baroda openers Jyotsnil Singh and Ninad Rathva come in the middle. Arshdeep Singh will start the proceedings with the new ball.

Atit Sheth to bowl the last over of the match. Sheth to Wadhera, SIX! Half-century for Nehal! What a way to bring fifty. He smacks Atit for a SIX and a FOUR in the next two deliveries. OUT! Atit bowls wide and Anmol tries to run a single but he has been run out and he gets a standing ovation from the whole Punjab dug-out. Sanvir Singh comes in at number six. Atit to Sanvir, FOUR! Down the leg ball and a faint flick to fine leg boundary will end the Punjab innings. Punjab scores a mammoth 223 for four in 20 overs.

Soyeb Sopariya to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. Sopariya to Anmolpreet, SIX! Anmolpreet picks the wide yorker and sends it over long-on for a maximum. He takes a quick couple to get to his swashbuckling 100! He is in no mood to stop today as he smokes Soyeb for two more SIXES to end the over that fetched 22 runs! This takes Punjab past 200!

Atit Sheth to bowl the 18th over. Sheth to Wadhera, SIX! Wadhera smashes the low full toss over deep extra cover. Sheth to Wadhera, SIX! What a smocking shot over the cow corner fence to end the over with another maximum.

Lukman Meriwala to bowl his third over. Meriwala to Anmolpreet, SIX! Short arm jab to clear the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Meriwala to Anmolpreet, SIX! What a shot! Yorker length ball and Anmol whacks it over the bowler for a straight six. Meriwala to Anmolpreet, SIX! Low full toss and Anmolpreet makes the most of it by clearing the long on field for THREE BACK-TO-BACK SIXES! 20 off the over as Anmol moves into the 90s.

Soyeb Sopariya to bowl his third over. He gives seven runs from his over with a FOUR as Punjab is nearing 150 with four overs to go. 200 runs on the cards?

Mahesh Pithiya comes into the attack. Pithiya to Wadhera, SIX! The width was on offer for Nehal and he hit a lofted shot at deep mid-wicket. The fielder catches the ball inside the field but fumbles so a maximum is given to Punjab. 10 runs from this over.

Nehal Wadhera whacked Abhimanyu Singh for three back-to-back FOURS to start the over is some dramatic fashion. A quick double and Wadhera gets back in business. Another FOUR! Scoops it over short fine for the fourth boundary of the over.

Soyeb Sopariya comes back into the attack. Sopariya to Anmolpeet, FOUR! Flicked at cow corner for a boundary. 10 off the over.

Abhimanyu Singh starts with a wide. Anmolpreet Singh takes double before a single to get to his well-fought fifty! FOUR! He then cuts the length ball for a boundary. A single in the last delivery takes Punjab over 100.

Captain Krunal Pandya comes back into the attack. Krunal to Mandeep, OUT! The skipper removes the skipper! Mandeep tried for a switch hit but gave his catch to Atit Sheth at short third. Walks out Nehal Wadhera at number five. Wadhera opens his account with a single. FOUR! Anmolpreet Singh is looking unstoppable here. He takes a couple and single to keep the strike and moves to 47.

Lukman Meriwala is back into the attack. He has been the expensive bowler from Baroda in the final. He gives 14 runs from his over as Anmolpreet Singh smashes him for two boundaries and Punjab is looking on course to post a decent total on the board. 10 overs gone, Punjab 80 for 2.

Abhimanyu Singh comes into the attack. Mandeep takes a couple in the second delivery but he has some issue with the sight screen as the live-action has stopped. Our reporter from the venue, Sahil Mathur says, “Some problem with the light coming in from one of the rooms behind the sightscreen is the reason”. Abhimanyu to Mandeep, FOUR! A cheeky shot from Mandeep who uses the length of the ball and plays a ramp shot on a short ball for a boundary. This is turning out to be a solid partnership for Punjab.

A single for Anmolpreet takes Punjab to 50 in the eighth over. Mandeep gives the strike back to Anmol instantly after tucking the length ball for a single at mid-wicket. Six singles and a wide will give Punjab seven off the over.

Five singles from Ninad Rathva’s first over who came in the attack for Krunal Pandya.

Atit Sheth continues from the other end. He will bowl his second over. Sheth to Mandeep, FOUR! Mandeep made room and pulled the short ball behind square for a boundary to start the over. Sheth to Mandeep, FOUR! Straight drive for a back-to-back boundary. Sheth to Anmolpreet, FOUR! Anmol hits the third boundary of the over as Punjab looks right on track after a slow start. 14 runs come from this over as Punjab scores 44/2 in the first PowerPlay.

Krunal Pandya continues. FOUR! Mandeep sweeps down the leg ball for a boundary before Anmolpreet chips the shot ball over covers for second FOUR of the over. 10 runs off this over.

Atit Sheth comes into the attack. Sheth to Prabhsimran, SIX! He shimmies down the track and goes for a lofted shot over long-off for a cracking maximum. Sheth to Prabhsimran, OUT! What a ball. Sheth kept the length up and reaped the benefits of it. Prabhsimran froze while attempting a drive but he could only manage an outside edge to keeper Vishnu Solanki. This is getting bad to worse for Punjab. Skipper Mandeep Singh comes in at number four. He gets off the mark with a single. Eight off the over.

Captain Krunal Pandya comes into the attack, replacing Soyeb Sopariya—just three singles from his over.

Lukman Meriwala comes into the attack from the other end. Prabhsimran gets off the mark with a single on the second delivery. Meriwala to Anmolpreet, FOUR! Deliberately chipped over the long-on to clear the infield and end the over with a boundary. 2 overs gone, Punjab 9 for one.

Soyeb Sopariya to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! First ball wicket for Baroda! The in-form batter Abhishek Sharma has to walk back as he has been dismissed on GOLDEN DUCK! The picked-up delivery angled out for Sharma and he opened the face of the bat to play at covers but handed a straight-forward catch to Jyotsnil Singh. Anmolpreet Singh comes in at number three. Sopariya to Anmolpreet, FOUR! What a glorious shot to get off the mark with a boundary. He plays out the rest of the over carefully as Baroda looks high on confidence after the wicket.

Abhishek Sharma c Jyotsnil Singh b Soyeb Sopariya 0(1)

Soyeb Sopariya has the new ball in hand. Abhishek Sharma will have the strike and Prabhsimran Singh is on the other end.

The pitch looks dry and rough. Teams winning the toss have chased 10 out of the 10 times and if the dew factor arrives then the team batting second has a clear advantage.

Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Nehal Wadhera, Mandeep Singh(c), Anmolpreet Singh, Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Siddarth Kaul, Arshdeep Singh

Krunal Pandya (c), Vishnu Solanki (vc), Ninad Rathwa, Jyotsnil Singh, Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Atit Sheth, Soyeb Sopariya, Lukman Meriwala, Mahesh Pithiya

Punjab: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Abhishek Sharma, Naman Dhir, Anmolpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh(c), Nehal Wadhera, Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Siddarth Kaul, Arshdeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Baltej Singh, Prerit Dutta, Gaurav Chaudhary, Jassinder Singh

Baroda: Jyotsnil Singh, Ninad Rathva, Krunal Pandya(c), Shivalik Sharma, Vishnu Solanki(w), Bhanu Pania, Abhimanyu Singh, Mahesh Pithiya, Atit Sheth, Lukman Meriwala, Soyeb Sopariya, Dhruv Patel, Karthik Kakade, Chintal Gandhi, Harsh Desai, Amit Passi, Anant Bharwad

The joy of Virat Kohli’s 49th hundred was just a background murmur as the Punjab players kept their focus on the prize – the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) – for which they will face Baroda in the final at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium on Monday.

The Mandeep Singh-led side began the tournament with a record-shattering 275/6 against Andhra and has kept the same intent going in all the games, having a run rate of 10.56 - the best among all the 38 participating teams.

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When is the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy final between Punjab and Baroda taking place?

The Punjab vs Baroda Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy final will be played on November 6, 2023. The match starts at 4:30 PM IST.

Where is the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy final being played?

The Punjab vs Baroda Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy final will be played at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

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