Suryakumar Yadav and Mayank Yadav shone during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 opening round on Saturday. Suryakumar scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls for Mumbai, while Mayank took five for 14 for Delhi. Other stars like Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also got their tournament campaigns started this weekend.
Check how Suryakumar Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and other Team India's T20 players fared in the opening round of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026.
The first round of fixtures in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 were held on Saturday and Suryakumar Yadav produced a statement innings for Mumbai after his India snub.
The former captain, who had led India to a second T20 World Cup title earlier this year, scored an unbeaten 60 off just 21 balls as Mumbai completed a facile victory against Hyderabad.
Mayank Yadav was the other player with a standout performance, ending with figures five for 14 for Delhi against Jammu & Kashmir.
Teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, however, did not have an ideal start to the tournament as he could manage just 18 runs off 12 balls against Saurashtra in his maiden stint as Bihar captain.
Here is how players from the Indian team fared in the domestic T20 tournament's opening round: