Bengal defeated Chandigarh in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

In the first pre-quarterfinal match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bengal defeated Chandigarh by 3 runs. Chandigarh won the toss and decided to field. The team had taken 8 wickets of Bengal for 114 runs. But after this Shami, who came to bat, scored an unbeaten 32 runs in 17 balls, which ultimately proved to be a match-winning innings for the team. Jagjit Singh from Chandigarh took 4 wickets.

Batting first at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Bengal scored 159 runs for 9 wickets. In reply, Chandigarh could score only 156 runs in 20 overs. Raj Bawa scored the highest 32 runs. For Bengal, Shami bowled 13 dot balls in 4 overs, also took 1 wicket for 25 runs. Sayan Ghosh took 4 wickets.

11 runs were needed in the last over

Chandigarh needed 11 runs in the 20th over to win. Here captain Gharami gave the bowling to Sayan Ghosh. Who dismissed Nikhil Sharma with a yorker ball. Jagjit Singh was run out. Ghosh gave only 7 runs in the over and gave Bengal a 3-run win.

Shami proved his fitness

Mohammed Shami performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. He scored 32 runs at a strike rate of 188.23. Shami also hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in the innings. He bowled at a speed of 139kmph and took 1 wicket for 25 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed opener Arsalan Khan for a score of zero.

34-year-old Shami played 8 matches in 16 days of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and completed his quota of 4 overs in almost all the matches. Which shows that he is completely fit.

Has taken 9 wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali so far

Many bowling experts believed that Shami looked overweight in his first Ranji Trophy match of this season against Madhya Pradesh. He did bowl 42 overs in the match, combining both innings. But he was facing problems with his follow through.

Shami was completely in his rhythm against Chandigarh. He gave only 11 runs in his first 3 over spell. After this, Jagjit hit a four and a six to Shami in the fourth over.

Shami bowled a total of 64 overs in Syed Mushtaq Ali and Ranji Trophy. In which he took 16 wickets. Shami bowled 42.3 overs in Ranji against Madhya Pradesh and took 7 wickets. At the same time, in the eight matches of Mushtaq Ali, he took 9 wickets by bowling 31.3 overs.

Indian selectors asked for Shami's fitness report

Indian selectors have asked for Mohammed Shami's fitness report from National Cricket Academy (NCA) physio Nitin Patel. Shami is currently playing for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Patel is with the team during Bengal's matches to keep an eye on his fitness.