Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy: Virat Singh in the limelight as East Zone crush West

Mumbai: Teenager Virat Singh was again in the limelight with a cracking half-century which guided East Zone to an eight-wicket victory over West Zone to clinch the National T20 Championship for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

East Zone annexed the title by virtue of an all-win record with the tournament being played in round-robin format.

After restricting West to a manageable 149 for 5 despite Sheldon Jackson’s 44-ball-52, East romped home in only 13.4 overs with 19-year-old Jharkhand left-hander Virat scoring an unbeaten 58 off 34 balls with five boundaries and three sixes.