Watch: Arjun Tendulkar takes his first wicket in senior cricket, dismisses Chaitanya Bishnoi in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Arjun Tendulkar played his first domestic match at the senior level today for the Mumbai cricket team as it clashed with Haryana in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. The left-arm medium-fast pacer dismissed former Chennai Super Kings batsman Chaitanya Bishnoi as his first wicket at the senior level.
Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, made his presence felt with his pace in the bowling nets. The 21-year-old even earned a place in the Mumbai U-19 and India U-19 squads.
The Mumbai cricket team handed him his maiden senior domestic T20 cap today at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy. Arjun sent Haryana opener Bishnoi back to the pavilion in his second over.
Here is the video of Arjun Tendulkar's first T20 wicket.
Earlier in the day, Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat first. Unfortunately, the home team could not get going as it got bundled out for 143 runs. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, and Shivam Dube could not score even a single run, while veteran wicket-keeper Aditya Tare scored eight.
Atharva Vinod Ankolekar top-scored for Mumbai with 37 runs off 25 deliveries. Off-spinner Jayant Yadav was the wrecker-in-chief for Haryana, as he scalped four wickets. Indian cricket star Yuzvendra Chahal took Yadav's wicket, while all-rounder Arun Chaprana picked up three wickets.
Arjun Tendulkar proves to be expensive on his senior T20 debut
Though Arjun Tendulkar took a wicket in his second over, the left-arm pacer conceded 21 runs off his first 12 balls. In his third over, he gave away 13 more runs.
The Haryana cricket team doesn't seem under pressure. Himanshu Rana's half-century has taken Haryana past the 100-run mark. The Mohit Sharma-led outfit needs 32 runs off 32 deliveries to win the game.