Hardik Pandya vs Suryakumar Yadav: The Future of Indian T20I Captaincy

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The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20 tournament has reached its crucial stage. The knockout phase is underway, with only four teams vying for the championship title. The semi-final matches are scheduled for Friday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In the first knockout match, Baroda, led by Krunal Pandya, will face off against Mumbai, captained by Shreyas Iyer.

The second semi-final will feature Madhya Pradesh competing against Delhi.

Previously, Madhya Pradesh triumphed over Saurashtra by six wickets in the quarter-finals. Baroda secured a victory against Bengal by 41 runs, while Mumbai overcame Vidarbha with a six-wicket win.

In another quarter-final, Delhi emerged victorious against Uttar Pradesh by 19 runs.

Squads:

Baroda: The team comprises Krunal Pandya (captain), Vishnu Solanki, Akash Singh, Bhargav Bhatt, Chintal Gandhi, Jyotsnil Singh, Raj Limbani, Lukman Meriwala, Hardik Pandya, Bhanu Punia, Mitesh Patel, Mahesh Pithiya, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Ninad Rathva, Shashwat Rawat, Shubham Sharma, Atit Sheth, Soyeb Sopariya, and Lakshit Toksiya.

Mumbai: The squad includes Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Tamore, Shardul Thakur, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sairaj Patil, Suryansh Shedge, Akash Anand, Mohit Avasthi, Jay Bista, Royston Dias, Himanshu Singh, Tanush Kotian, Siddhesh Lad, Mohammad Juned Khan, and Shams Mulani.

Madhya Pradesh: The lineup features Abhishek Pathak, Arpit Gaud, Avesh Khan, Harpreet Singh, Kamal Tripathi, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kartikeya, Pankaj Sharma, Rahul Batham, Rajat Patidar (captain), Shivam Shukla, Subhranshu Senapati, Tripuresh Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, and Vikas Sharma.

Delhi: The team is led by Ayush Badoni (captain) and includes Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Vansh Bedi (wicketkeeper), Yash Dhull, Himmat Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Prince Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Simarjeet Singh, Suyash Sharma, Aayush Singh, Akhil Chaudhary, Priyansh Arya, Aryan Rana, Himanshu Chauhan, Dhruv Kaushik, Mayank Gusain, Harsh Tyagi, Jonty Sidhu, Vaibhav Kandpal, Mayank Rawat, Prince Choudhary, Pranav Rajvanshi, and Digvesh Rathi.