Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final, TN beats KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan hit a last ball-maximum off Prateek Jain to power Tamil Nadu for a 4-wicket victory over Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday. With this win, Tamil Nadu successfully defended their title and also became the first team to win three Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophies.
Shahrukh was the man of the moment for Tamil Nadu as he scored 33* off 15 balls and sealed the game for Tamil Nadu with a maximum. The 26-year-old walked in when Tamil Nadu had lost two quick wickets and required 57 off 28 balls. He not only survived the hat-trick ball but led the chase and won the game for his team.
WHAT. A. FINISH! 👌 👌
A last-ball SIX from @shahrukh_35 does the trick! 💪 💪
Tamil Nadu hold their nerve & beat the spirited Karnataka side by 4 wickets to seal the title-clinching victory. 👏 👏 #TNvKAR #SyedMushtaqAliT20 #Final
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Earlier in Tamil Nadu’s innings, Nishanth scored a quickfire 23 off 12 before getting run out while Sai Sudharsan was trapped lbw by Karun Nair. KC Cariappa got both set batsman, N Jagadeesan and captain Vijay Shankar, in consecutive balls to derail Tamil Nadu’s chase. However, Tamil Nadu’s last hope Shahrukh Khan did the job for the defending champions.
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
In Karnataka’s innings, Abhinav Manohar 46 (37) and Praveen Dubey 33 (25) helped Karnataka post 151/7 after Sai Kishore’s 3/12. Both Sai Kishore and Sanjay Yadav provided early breakthroughs as they bagged three wickets in the powerplay including the wicket of Manish Pandey and Karun Nair.
Both the teams were eyeing a record third T20 domestic title. Tamil Nadu qualified for the third consecutive final defeating Hyderabad by 8 wickets while Karnataka booked their final berth with a 4-run win over Vidarbha.
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
20th Over:
- Prateek Jain to Shahrukh Khan, SIX. Khan seals it with a maximum. Tamil Nadu Win their third title.
- Jain nails the yorker, 5 required off 1
- Nerves from Jain, concedes an extra. TN require 7 off 2
- Sai Kishore gets a lucky boundary, TN require 12 off 5
- Prateek Jain to bowl the last over, Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore at the crease
19th Over:
- Shahrukh Khan ends the over with a six, TN require 16 of last over.
- Patil delivers, gets M Mohammed
- BR Sharath fumbles, concedes four byes.
- V Patil to bowl the penultimate over.
18th Over:
- Good over for Karnataka, Prateek Jain concedes only six runs
- Sanjay Yadav perishes while trying to up the ante.
17th Over:
- Tamil Nadu require 36 off 18.
- TN score 19 runs off 17th over.
- Khan hits SIX and FOUR off Darshan MB.
- Sanjay Yadav starts over with a boundary
- Shahrukh Khan takes the attack to the opposition.
16th Over:
- Shahrukh Khan survives hat-trick chance
- Cariappa gets two big wickets in two balls, N Jagadessan, Vijay Shankar gone.
- KC Cariappa brought back into the attack
14th-15th Over:
- Darshan MB keeps it tight, concedes only 6 in 14th over.
- Jagadessan, Vijay Shankar manage 8 runs from Vidyadhar’s over
13th Over:
- N Jagadeeshan hits a four off J Suchith.
- Tamil Nadu are 81/2 after 13 overs.
- Tamil Nadu require 70 runs off 42 balls to win
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
10th – 12th Over:
- Tamil Nadu managed to score only 16 runs off 18 balls.
- Tamil Nadu are 72/2 after 12 overs.
- Tamil Nadu require 79 runs off 48 balls to win.
9th Over:
- Praveen Dubey conceded only 4 runs in the over.
- N Jagadeeshan (20* off 25) and Vijay Shankar (3* off 5 balls). Karnataka are 56/2 after 9 overs.
- Tamil Nadu require 96 runs off 66 overs to win
6th-8th Over:
- Karun Nair gets the wicket of Sai Sudharsan (9 off 12 balls) in 7.4 overs.
- Tamil Nadu are 52/2 after 8 overs
- Tamil Nadu require 100 runs off 12 overs to win.
5th Over:
- N Jagadeesan steady at one end, hits a six off Suchith between deep midwicket and long-on.
- Tamil Nadu score 11 runs of second last over of the powerplay.
4th Over:
- Hari Nishanth continues the assault, hits a monstrous six off KC Cariappa.
- Karnataka gets the first wicket, Nishanth run out (Vidyadhar Patil/BR Sharath).
2nd-3rd Over:
- Hari Nishanth hits a boundary off KC Cariappa.
- Tamil Nadu score 9 runs off the second over.
- Prateek Jain bowls a quiet over as he concedes only four runs off his 1st.
1st Over:
- J Suchith opens the attack for Karnataka.
- Hari Nishanth hits six to open his account.
Tamil Nadu begins the chase
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Playing XI:
Tamil Nadu: Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar(c), Sanjay Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sandeep Warrier, T Natarajan
Karnataka: Rohan Kadam, Manish Pandey(c), Abhinav Manohar, Karun Nair, Sharath BR(w), Praveen Dubey, Jagadeesha Suchith, Darshan MB, Prateek Jain, KC Cariappa, Vidyadhar Patil
20th Over:
- J Suchith hits a six off T Natarajan over deep backward point.
- Natrajan gets Praveen Dubey 33 (25) with a fuller-length ball.
- Karnataka finish at 151/6.
18-19th Over:
- J Suchith, Praveen Dubey take 13 runs off Natarajan’s over (18th).
- Praveen Dubey in beast mode, hits two fours and one six off Sandeep Warrier.
- Karnataka get 16 runs off 19th over.
16-17th Over:
- Sanjay Yadav bowls two wides in an over concedes 6 runs in 16th.
- Sandeep Warrier gets the big wicket of Abhinav Manohar, M Mohammed takes a good catch at point in the 17th.
15th Over:
- Praveen Dubey hits a four off Murugan Ashwin.
- Praveen Dubey survives of a stumping chance.
- Karnataka 96/4 in 15 overs, last phase of Karanataka innings coming up.
11th-14th Over:
- Abhinav Manohar crosses the 30-run mark.
- R Sai Kishore accounts for BR Sharath at 16(20)
- Karnataka 89/4 in 14 overs.
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
10th Over:
- Abhinav Manohar hit a four off T Natarajan.
- T Natarajan conceded two wide in an over.
- Abhinav Manohar (21* off 16 balls) and Sharath BR (12* off 13 balls). Karnataka are 67/3.
- T Natajaran – 0/10 in one over.
9th Over:
- Abhinav Manohar smashed a six off Murugan Ashwin in the first ball of the over.
- Abhinav Manohar (15* off 12 balls) and Sharath BR (10* off 11 balls). Karnataka are 57/3
- Murugan Ashwin – 0/13 in two overs
8th Over:
- BR Sharath hits a four off Sanjay Yadav in the first ball of the over
- Abhinav Manohar hits a four off Sanjay Yadav
- Abhinav Manohar (7* off 9 balls) and Sharath BR (8* off 8 balls). Karnataka are 47/3.
- Sanjay Yadav – 1/26 in three overs.
7th Over:
- Tamil Nadu’s Murugan Ashwin conceded only three runs in the over.
- Abhinav Manohar (2* off 6 balls) and Sharath BR (3* off 5 balls). Karnataka are 37/3
- M Ashwin – 0/3 in one over.
6th Over:
- R Sai Kishore bowled out Manish Pandey for 13 runs off 15 balls (4s – 2)
- Abhinav Manohar and Sharath BR on the crease. Karnataka are 34/3
- R Sai Kishore – 2/9 in three overs.
5th Over:
- Karun Nair hit a four off Sanjay Yadav
- In the final delivery of the over, Sanjay Yadav bowled out Karun Nair for 18 runs off 14 balls (4s – 2)
- Manish Pandey (13* off 14 balls) and Karun Nair (18 off 14 balls). Karnataka are 32/2.
- Sanjay Yadav – 1/16 in two overs
4th Over:
- Manish Pandey and Karun Nair each ran a single.
- Manish Pandey (11* off 12 balls) and Karun Nair (11* off 10 balls)
- R Sai Kishore – 1/7 in two overs.
3rd Over:
- Karun Nair hits a four off Sanjay Yadav.
- Manish Pandey (10* off 9 balls) and Karun Nair (10 off 7 balls). Karnataka are 21/1.
2nd Over:
- R Sai Kishore strikes as he bowled for Rohan Kadam for a duck. An early breakthrough for Tamil Nadu.
- Karun Nair scored 3 runs off first ball.
- Manish Pandey (9* off 7 balls) and Karun Nair (4* off 3 balls). Karnataka are 14/1.
- R Sai Kishore – 1/5 in one over
1st Over:
- Rohan Kadam and Manish Pandey opened partnership for Karnataka. Sandeep Warrier bowled the first over for Tamil Nadu.
- Manish Pandey hits two fours in an over off Sandeep Warrier.
- Manish Pandey (8* off 5 balls) and Rohan Kadam (0* off 1 ball). Karnataka are 9/0.
Tamil Nadu win the toss, ask Karnataka to bat first.
TN beat KAR Highlights: Shahrukh Khan stars with last ball-six as Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by 4 wickets in Mushtaq Ali Final
Tamil Nadu have had a great season in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so far. In the group stage of SMAT 2021, they were brilliant and directly qualified for the quarterfinals by topping their group. In the quarterfinals, despite average bowling, Tamil Nadu’s strong batting was on display as they chased 181 set by Kerala. In the semifinals, Tamil Nadu were clinical in batting and bowling against Hyderabad. Saravana Kumar bagged a 5-wicket haul and two maiden overs.
