Salman became 'Dabangg' in front of Sanju, scored 99 runs with the help of 8 sixes, and made the team win the match.

Sanju Samson, who plays for Kerala, flopped against Mumbai in the domestic T20 tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In this match being held in Hyderabad on 29 November, he returned to the pavilion after scoring just 4 runs. Shardul Thakur, who remained unsold in the IPL mega auction, hunted him down. Thakur bowled him out in the very first over. After Samson was dismissed cheaply, Salman Nijar of his own team gave a 'Dabangg' performance. He scored 99 runs in just 49 balls at a strike rate of 202. During this, he hit 8 sixes and 5 fours. Due to his strong batting, the Kerala team managed to score a huge score of 234 runs.

The partnership of 140 runs in 13 overs

27-year-old Salman Najjar, who wreaked havoc with the bat against Mumbai, remained unsold in the IPL mega auction. He had set his base price at just Rs 30 lakh. Despite this, no team bid for him. Now Salman has answered every one with his performance. Let us tell you that the Kerala team had lost two wickets at a score of 40 runs in 3.5 overs.

After this, he came to bat at number 4 and along with Rohan Kunnummal, made a partnership of 140 runs in the next 13 overs. In this partnership, Rohan made a significant contribution by scoring 87 runs in 48 balls at a strike rate of 181. He hit 7 sixes and 5 fours. Even after his departure, Salman continued the fireworks and scored an unbeaten 99 runs. In response, Mumbai's team could score only 191 runs and Kerala easily won this match by 43 runs.

Ajinkya Rahane, who was unsold in the IPL, batted brilliantly and scored 68 runs in 35 balls. However, his innings did not work for Mumbai. Apart from him, Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw tried a bit but they also failed. Prithvi Shaw took the responsibility of opening for Mumbai. Chasing 235 runs, Shaw scored 23 runs in 13 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. He got out after giving a stormy start to Mumbai. Let us tell you that he was also unsold in the mega auction. Shreyas Iyer, the second most expensive player of IPL 2025, became the victim of Abdul Basit after scoring 32 runs in 18 balls.