Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Tamil Nadu beat Kerala by five wickets – Sanju Samson-led Kerala were knocked out of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as they lost to defending champions Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinals clash. While chasing the target of 182, Tamil Nadu’s top batsman including Sai Sudarshan, captain Vijay Shankar, and Hari Srinath scored crucial runs, while Shahrukh Khan finished the game for Tamil Nadu with an unbeaten 19 of 9 balls. Tamil Nadu will face the winner between Karnataka and Bengal in semifinals. Follow InsdieSport.in for more updates on SMAT 2021.
Tamil Nadu beat Kerala Live: After opting to bowl first, Tamil Nadu put an average performance in bowling overall as Kerala had a great start to their innings. In the first 10 overs, Kerala put up a total of 72 runs. Later, they added 109 runs to the total of 181 in the final 10 overs. Rohan Kunnummal (51 off 33 balls) and (65 off 26 balls) displayed brilliant performances but went in vain. Skipper Sanju Samson was dismissed for duck and Sachin Baby was decent with the bat. Tamil Nadu’s Sanjay scalped two wickets, while Murugan Ashwin and M Mohammad picked one wicket each.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Sanju Samson-led Kerala loses to Tamil Nadu in quarterfinals clash, Shahrukh Khan scores 19* off 9
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Tamil Nadu beat Kerala by five wickets – In response to the target set by Kerala, Tamil Nadu were too a great start before losing Narayana Jagadeesan cheaply. At 58/2, Tamil Nadu lost Hari Srinath after some good knock. Sai Sudharsan (46 off 31 balls) and Vijay Shankar (33 off 26 balls) shared a crucial 67-run partnership for the third wicket. At 115/3, the innings got accelerated, thanks to knocks by Sanjay (32 off 22 balls) and Shahrukh Khan. Tamil Nadu managed to chase the target with three balls to spare. Kerala’s Manu Krishnan scalped three wickets, while Asif KM and Midhun picked a wicket each.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Sanju Samson-led Kerala to take on Tamil Nadu in quarterfinals clash – Follow live updates
Kerala and Tamil Nadu Playing XI:
Kerala: Rohan Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Sanju Samson (c), Sachin Baby, Jalaj Saxena, Vishnu Vinod, Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan, Sajeevan Akhil, Sudhesan Midhun, KM Asif, Suresh Vishweshwar
Tamil Nadu: Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar (c), Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, M Mohammed, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, P Saravana Kumar, Sandeep Warrier.
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan S Kunnummal | st N Jagadeesan b Sanjay | 51 | 43 | 118.60 | 5 | 0 | |
| Mohammed Azharuddeen W | ct Warrier b M Ashwin | 15 | 14 | 107.14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sachin Baby | ct Sanjay b M Mohammed | 33 | 32 | 103.13 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sanju Samson C | ct M Ashwin b Sanjay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vishnu Vinod | Not Out | 65 | 26 | 250.00 | 2 | 7 | |
| M S AKHIL | Not Out | 9 | 4 | 225.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 4, b 0, lb 3, pen 0) | 8 | |||||
| TOTAL | (4 wickets; 20 overs) | 181 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: Midhun S , Jalaj Saxena , Manu Krishnan , Asif K M , Vishweshar A Suresh
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrier | 2.3 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 10.00 | |
| SARAVANAKUMAR P | 3.3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 13.71 | |
| R Sai Kishore | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | |
| Sanjay | 4 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | |
| M Ashwin | 4 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| M Mohammed | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 15.50 | |
FALL OF WICKETS:
- 1-45 (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 6.3 ov) ,
- 2-91 (Rohan S Kunnummal, 12.4 ov) ,
- 3-91 (Sanju Samson, 12.6 ov) ,
- 4-149 (Sachin Baby, 18.4 ov)
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Hari Nishaanth | b Manu Krishnan | 32 | 22 | 145.45 | 2 | 2 | |
| N Jagadeesan W | ct Sanju Samson b Asif K M | 7 | 7 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| B Sai Sudharsan | b Midhun S | 46 | 31 | 148.39 | 7 | 0 | |
| Vijay Shankar C | ct Mohammed Azharuddeen b Manu Krishnan | 33 | 26 | 126.92 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sanjay | ct Sachin Baby b Manu Krishnan | 32 | 22 | 145.45 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shahrukh Khan | Not Out | 19 | 9 | 211.11 | 0 | 2 | |
| M Mohammed | Not Out | 6 | 1 | 600.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 5, b 1, lb 5, pen 0) | 12 | |||||
| TOTAL | (5 wickets; 19.3 overs) | 187 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: SARAVANAKUMAR P , Warrier , R Sai Kishore , M Ashwin
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Krishnan | 4 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | |
| Vishweshar A Suresh | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 | |
| Asif K M | 3.3 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 10.86 | |
| Jalaj Saxena | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Midhun S | 4 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | |
| M S AKHIL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS:
- 1-26 (N Jagadeesan, 2.5 ov) ,
- 2-58 (C Hari Nishaanth, 6.1 ov) ,
- 3-115 (B Sai Sudharsan, 12.3 ov) ,
- 4-145 (Vijay Shankar, 16.2 ov) ,
- 5-178 (Sanjay, 18.6 ov)
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Kerala and Tamil Nadu Squads for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Quarterfinals
Kerala: Sanju Samson (C), Sajeevan Akhil, KM Asif, Basil Thampi, Vathsal Govind, Jalaj Saxena, Sijomon Joseph, Rohan Kunnummal, Sudhesan Midhun, Pathirikattu Midhun, Mohammed Azharudden, Rojith Ganesh, Sachin Baby, Robin Uthappa, Vishnu Vinod.
Tamil Nadu: Vijay Shankar (C), T Natarajan, Sandeep S Warrier, R Sai Kishore, B Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, M Ashwin, M Shahrukh Khan, C Hari Nishaanth, M Siddharth, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, M Mohammed, J Kousik, R Sanjay Yadav, R Silambarasan, R Vivek Raj, B Sai Sudharshan, P Saravana Kumar.
