Indian star batter Shreyas Iyer's last 10 days were quite difficult, as his team went to the finals two consecutive times but came back with broken hopes in the last stage of the game. A player who has won millions of hearts with his batting and leadership in recent years has lost two consecutive finals. He first missed out on the title while captaining Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final, and now in the Mumbai T20 League too, his team missed out on winning the Sobo Mumbai Falcons title.
The final of the T20 Mumbai League was played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on 12 June. Fans' eyes were fixed on the Shreyas Iyer-led Sobo Mumbai Falcons. Just a few days ago, on June 3, Iyer-led Punjab Kings played the IPL 2025 final, but the defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore shattered their title dream. After that, everyone expected that Iyer would write the story of victory with his leadership in the Mumbai League, but luck did not favor him again. Batting first in the final, Sobo Mumbai Falcons had a very poor start. The top order was a complete flop, and 4 wickets fell for just 72 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer also did not live up to the expectations and returned to the pavilion after scoring just 12 runs in 17 balls. Just like in the IPL final, here too he could not walk for the team at crucial junctures.
However, Mayuresh Tandel and Harsh Aghav did not lose courage and made an important partnership of 85 runs for the fifth wicket to bring the team to a respectable score. Mayuresh scored a brilliant 50 off 32 balls, while Harsh played a quick knock of 45 runs in 28 balls. The result was that the Falcons' team was able to score 157 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Mumbai South Central The Maratha Royals had a target of 158 runs, which they achieved in a confident fashion. The team's opener, Chinmay Sutar, scored 53 runs while scoring a half-century, while Awais Khan Naushad scored a quick innings of 38 runs. In the top order, Sahil Bhagwant Jadhav also gave the team a strong start by scoring 22 runs. Eventually, the Maratha Royals achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in 19.2 overs and captured the trophy.