SMAT 2024 Diary: In Hardik’s slipstream and learning from august company!

Playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy — India’s domestic T20 competition — has made many Indian Premier League (IPL) and India stars accessible for domestic cricketers to gain insights and for Rajkot locals to collect selfies and autographs. Hyderabad’s Tilak Varma has been the most sought-after player in this tournament. The 22-year-old star remains … Read more

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024: Ravi Teja four-fer, Rayudu-Tilak stand help Hyderabad to a facile win over Bihar

Ravi Teja’s four-for helped Hyderabad get back to winning ways after beating Bihar in a group ‘A’ fixture of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C here on Friday.  The target of 119 was too low for Tilak Varma (51 off 31) and Rohit Rayudu (56 off 33) to fret … Read more

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25: Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal enjoying the game more after changed mindset

While athletes across sports often share inspirational words to stay motivated, there is a quiet acknowledgement that not everything is within their control, and Tanmay Agarwal is no different. Tanmay has scored the most runs for Hyderabad in the T20 format – 1852 runs in 65 innings – and the second-most runs for his team … Read more

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024: Tilak Varma stars as Hyderabad beats Meghalaya by 179 runs

Tilak Varma showed why he’s the third-best T20I batter in the world at the moment as he starred in Hyderabad’s dominant win over Meghalaya in the first-round fixture of Group ‘A’ in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C here on Saturday. Meghalaya was bowled out for a mere 69, falling … Read more

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Tilak Varma becomes first batter to record three consecutive T20 hundreds

Hyderabad captain Tilak Varma became the first batter to score three consecutive T20 centuries after opening his Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign with a hundred against Meghalaya at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C on Saturday. He scored back-to-back hundreds for India during the third and fourth T20I matches of the four-match series against South … Read more