Mumbai, June 5 -- India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav lit up the opening day of the third season of the T20 Mumbai League 2025 with a blistering 25-ball half-century, but his heroics weren't enough as Sairaj Patil's impressive cameo helped a spirited Eagle Thane Strikers claim a five-wicket win against Triumph Knights Mumbai North East at the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday. Suryakumar (50), ably supported by Jigar Rana (53), helped Knights to post 179/7. In response, Varun Lavande's 57 off 38 balls and Sairaj Patil's unbeaten 47 off 22 balls helped seal the game for Strikers. Patil smashed four mammoth sixes. In the day's other games, SoBo Mumbai Falcons and MSC Maratha Royals recorded wins. Brief Scores: SoBo Mumbai Falcons 27 (Akash Parker 27) beat ARCS Andheri 13 (Shivam Dube 12, Musheer Khan 1) via Super Over. Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals 96/4 (Rohan Raje 48*) beat Akash Tigers MWS 88/5 (Jay Bista 23; Maxwell Swaminathan 2/15) by eight runs. Triumph Knights Mumbai North East 179/6 (Jigar Rana 53, Suryakumar Yadav 50*) lost to Eagle Thane Strikers 181/5 (Varun Lavande 57, Sairaj Patil 47*) by five wickets....