Hitesh kadam

Triumphs Knights Mumbai North East: In a marquee showdown between two of India’s biggest white-ball stars, Shreyas Iyer’s SoBo Mumbai Falcons prevailed over Suryakumar Yadav’s Triumphs Knights Mumbai North East by four wickets in a tense encounter in Season 3 of the T20 Mumbai League 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.

Asked to bat first, the Knights struggled on a pitch offering seam movement, managing 145/5 in 20 overs. After a shaky start and Suryakumar’s early dismissal for 1 by Kartik Mishra, opener Siddhant Adhatrao held firm with a gritty half-century. He shared a 46-run stand with Suryash Shedge before falling to Nikhil Giri. Suryash (49* off 21) and Makarand Patil (13*) added a late flourish, stitching an unbeaten 33-run partnership in the final overs.

The Falcons’ reply began on a shaky note with Hitesh Kadam removing Ishan Mulchandani and Shreyanssh Rai off successive balls. But Iyer (13) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi steadied the innings with a 54-run stand before Iyer was trapped LBW by Parikshit Valsangkar.