For the second time in two matches, Mumbai pulled off a huge chase to seal their place in the semi-finals of the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). The Shreyas Iyer-led team defeated Vidarbha by six wickets in the quarter-final at the Karnataka Cricket Association Stadium (KSCA) stadium in Alur on Wednesday (December 11).

After the Jitesh Sharma-led side posted a huge score of 221 on the board with Atharva Taide and Apoorv Wankhede scoring a half-century. In reply, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane gave the 2022 champions a quick-fire start with 82 runs in the powerplay.

Shaw was dismissed after making 49 in 26 balls while Rahane held fort for Mumbai and continued his brilliant form with a knock of 84 in 45 balls. However, Mumbai's chase went off track in the middle overs as Shreyas Iyer (5) and Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav (9) failed to make a mark.

However, T20 World Cup 2024-winner Shivam Dube and young sensation Suryansh Shedge ensured there were no more hiccups as Mumbai completed the chase in 19.2 overs. The duo put up an unbeeaten 67-run partnership in just 26 balls. Dube made 37 runs in 22 balls while Shedge hit a 12-ball 36.

Mumbai set a massive world record for the highest successful chase in a Men's T20 knockout game in history and are the first time to chase a total above 220. The previous record belonged to Pakistan side Karachi Dolphins, who chased down 210 against Rawalpindi Rams in the semi-final of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.

Mumbai are the first team in the history of the SMAT to chase down a 220+ total twice. They have achieved the feat in back-to-back games after completing a record chase of 233 against Andhra Pradesh in Hyderabad during their last league game last week. A 220+ total has been chased just four times in India's premier T20 tournament for state teams and Mumbai have done it twice.

Infact, Mumai are only the second team in the world (first non-international team) to successfully chased down a total of 220+ total twice in T20 cricket alongside West Indies.

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The former champions are only the third team in history to chase down a 200+ total twice in SMAT history alongside Vidarbha (twice in 2023) and Kerala (twice in 2021).

Mumbai also have set the record of the highest successful run-chase in a knockout game in the tournament's histry. The record previously belonged to Himachal Pradesh, who chased down 200 against Bengal at Kolkata's Eden Gardens in 2022.

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