Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals crowned T20 Mumbai League 2025 champions
Siddhesh Lad-led Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals lifted the T20 Mumbai League 2025 trophy after beating SoBo Mumbai Falcons
Published on Jun 13, 2025
By IANS
- MUMBAI — Siddhesh Lad-led Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals lifted the
T20 Mumbai League 2025 trophy after beating Shreyas Iyer-led SoBo Mumbai
Falcons by five wickets in the grand final at the iconic Wankhede Stadium here.
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- Playing in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium that
included members of India’s first World Cup winning side Kapil Dev and Dilip
Vengsarkar, and 2024 T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma, SoBo Mumbai
Falcons overcame early setbacks to post a competitive 157/4, thanks to a
composed half-century from Mayuresh Tandel (50 not out), and a powerful
unbeaten 45 from Harsh Aghav.
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- In response, Chinmay Sutar (53) anchored the MSC Maratha
Royals’ chase with a fluent half-century, supported by valuable contributions
from Sahil Jadhav (22), Sachin Yadav (19), and the explosive Awais Khan (38).
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- Skipper Siddhesh Lad (15) and Sahil gave the Royals a
steady start with a quick 32-run opening stand. Chinmay then took charge,
constructing two crucial partnerships — a 41-run stand with Sachin Yadav
followed by a 63-run alliance with Awais Khan — that put the Royals firmly in
control of the chase.
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- However, with just eight runs required off 10 balls,
left-arm spinner Kartik Mishra brought the Falcons back into the contest with a
dramatic penultimate over, dismissing both Awais and Chinmay to momentarily
swing the momentum.
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- But with seven needed off the final over, Rohan Raje kept
his composure, slashing a boundary off the first delivery and sealing the win
with four balls to spare, guiding the Royals to a tense yet well-earned
victory.
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- Earlier, asked to bat first, the Falcons failed to find
early rhythm, losing both openers — Angkrish Raghuvanshi (7) and Ishan
Mulchandani (20) — with just 33 on the board. Skipper Shreyas Iyer (12) and
Amogh Bhatkal (16) too fell without capitalising on their starts. Left-arm
spinner Vaibhav Mali was instrumental in denting the Falcons early, removing
Raghuvanshi and then claiming the prized scalp of Iyer.
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- Struggling at 72/4 after 12 overs, the Falcons were in a
spot of bother before Mayuresh and Harsh stitched together a crucial 85-run
partnership for the fifth wicket. Their unbroken stand not only steadied the
innings but also gave the team vital momentum heading into the second half of
the final.
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- Earlier in the evening, players from SoBo Mumbai Falcons
and Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals, along with officials from the Mumbai
Cricket Association, observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of
the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad.
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- Ahead of the T20 Mumbai League 2025 Final at the Wankhede
Stadium, a condolence message was displayed on the big screen, and all players
took the field wearing black armbands as a mark of respect.
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- The message on the screen read: “Our prayers are with the
victims of today's crash. Remembering them in silence and solidarity.”
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- While Chinmay took the Orange Cap with an overall tally
of 271 runs, Shashank Attarde was the Purple Cap winner with 11 wickets from 6
games.
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- Brief Scores: SoBo Mumbai Falcons 157/4 (Mayuresh Tandel
50 not out, Harsh Aghav 45 not out; Vaibhav Mali 2/32) lost to MSC Maratha
Royals 158/5 (Chinmay Sutar 53, Awais Khan 38; Kartik Mishra 2/33) by 5
wickets.
