Bengaluru: Rohit Rayudu’s unbeaten knock of 121 went in vain as Mumbai defeated Hyderabad by 60 runs (VJD method) to enter the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Rain halted play when Mumbai were halfway through their chase of 247. Mumbai were cruising at 155 for 2 in 25 overs. As the game never resumed, Mumbai won via VJD method.





Defending a total of 246 against the star-studded batting of Mumbai wasn’t easy and Hyderabad’s bowlers learned it the hard way. Teen sensation Prithvi Shaw got Mumbai off to a blistering start.

Hyderabad’s Ravi Kiran, stationed at fine-leg, was guilty of letting Prithvi off the hook twice, in the same over, off pacer Mohammad Siraj.

Rohit Sharma (17 off 24 balls) who looked solid at the crease was deceived by an arm-ball off Mehdi Hassan, Hyderabad’s leading wicket-taker this season. By then, the opening stand had fetched Mumbai 71 runs in 10 overs with Prithvi being the dominant partner with 54 runs. Soon after Rohit’s dismissal, Hassan got rid of Prithvi.

Prithvi’s enterprising knock of 61 was punctuated with eight fours and two sixes. The unbeaten third wicket stand between Ajinkya Rahane (17 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (53 not out) ended Hyderabad’s hopes.

Earlier, Hyderabad didn’t have an auspicious start as their openers Akshath Reddy (7) and Tanmay Aggarwal (11) were dismissed cheaply by Tushar Deshpande.

Rohit Rayudu looked fluent but lacked support from the other end. From 93 for 4 in 25 overs, Rohit's third List-A hundred, comprising eight fours and four sixes, lifted Hyderabad to 246 for eight.

Brief scores: Mumbai 155/2 in 25 overs (Prithvi Shaw 61, Shreyas Iyer 53*, Mehdi Hassan 2/23) bt Hyderabad 246/8 in 50 overs (K. Rohit Rayudu 121 n.o. — 132b, 8x4, 4x6, B. Sandeep 29, T. Deshpande 4/32) by VJD method.