Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22
Reflexes
- Tamil Nadu defeated Karnataka by 4 wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy final
- Shahrukh Khan was the hero in the victory for Tamil Nadu, who completed the required runs by hitting a six on the last ball.
- Batting first, Karnataka scored 151 runs for 7 wickets, in response, Tamil Nadu had 153 runs for 6 wickets.
Defending champions Tamil Nadu defeated Karnataka by four wickets in a thrilling final to retain the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament title when middle order hitter Shah Rukh Khan hit a six on the last ball. Tamil Nadu needed five runs from the last ball against the 152-run goal. In such a situation, Shahrukh sent the ball from left arm fast pitcher Prateek Jain for six runs on the deep square leg. He scored 33 out of 15 balls which included a four and three sixes.
Tamil Nadu won this national T20 tournament for the third time. By the way, this year the Indian Premier League title was also won by the Tamil Nadu team, Chennai Super Kings.
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Batting first after losing the draw, Karnataka’s score was 32 of three at one point, but they managed to score 151 of seven in the end. For him, Abhinav Manohar contributed 46 and Praveen Dubey 33, while J Suchit had 18 runs on seven balls.
Left arm spinner R Sai Kishore took three wickets for 12 runs in his four overs for Tamil Nadu. Chasing the target, Tamil Nadu hit very slowly in the middle. Hari Nishant (23 of 12 balls) and N Jagadeesan (42 of 46 balls) added 29 runs for the first wicket. Tamil Nadu hitters struggled to score runs after Nishant’s impeachment.
Captain Vijay Shankar scored 18 runs but played 22 balls to do so. This put pressure on the team and they needed 30 runs in the final two overs. Shahrukh, who specializes in playing long shots, took over from here.
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He had given the team hope by hitting a six on the last ball of 19 over Vidyasagar Patil. When the team had a goal of 16 runs on six balls, then R Sai Kishore (six without out) hit a four on the first ball. Prateek did not allow big shots in the middle, but in the meantime he made two wide ones that cost Karnataka dearly. Shah Rukh was awarded the man of the match for his brilliant tackles.
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