Dube cameo and Iyer’s 40 seals semi-final spot for Mumbai

Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube

Shreyas Iyer top-scored for Mumbai with a 30-ball 40 while Shivam Dube came up with a 25 not out from 13 balls as Mumbai sealed a two-wicket win against Saurashtra.

Prerak Mankad's explosive 25-ball 61, studded with seven fours and three sixes, propelled Saurashtra to 166 for eight. In reply, Mumbai lost two wickets inside the powerplay and skipper Ajinkya Rahane also failed to convert his start. But Dube held on to complete the chase with three balls to spare. Chetan Sakariya (4-33) and Kushang Patel (2-33) were the most successful bowlers.

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Bengal suffered a four-wicket loss to Himachal Pradesh in another thrilling last-eight finish. Shahbaz Ahmed top-scored for Bengal in a 32-ball 59 to propel them to 199 for six. In reply, Himachal's Akash Vasisht slammed an unbeaten 76 off 42 balls, while Nikhil Gangta scored 50 off 37 deliveries to seal a last-ball win.

Delhi fell short by just one run in a tricky chase of 158 to be knocked out by Vidarbha in a second quarterfinal. Shubman Gill celebrated his T20I call-up for the New Zealand tour in style, smashing his maiden century in the format as Punjab defeated Karnataka by nine runs.

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