Karnataka to face Tamil Nadu in the finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019
It was a great day of cricket as Karnataka will face against
Tamil Nadu in the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019. Thanks to
Abhimanyu Mithun 5 wickets in last over and KL Rahul, Paddikal brilliance, Karnataka
defeated Haryana by 8 wickets.
Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan in the 2nd semi-finals by 7 wickets. After electing to bowl, TN bowlers restricted Rajasthan to a modest total and Washington Sundar 54 helped them to chase down the target with ease.
Karnataka versus Haryana
The defending Champions Karnataka hammered Haryana in the
first semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019/20 played at Lalabhai
Contractor Stadium, Surat on Friday.
Karnataka captain Manish Pandey won the toss and decided to
field first. Haryana openers Harshal Patel and Chaitanya Bishnoi showed their
positive intent right from word go putting pressure on Karnataka new ball
bowlers. At the end of first six overs, Haryana openers raced to 64 for 0.
Shreyas Gopal got the breakthrough dismissing Harshal Patel
for a quick fire 34 off 20 balls. Haryana openers added 67 runs. Gopal struck
again to dismiss Shivam Chauhan. Bishnoi and Himanshu Rana took the attack to
Karnataka bowlers with big shots. Bishnoi reached his fifty off 32 balls. After
reaching his fifty, Bishnoi was run out for well made 55. Bishnoi and Rana
added 37 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Rahul Tewatia came to the crease and made the batting look
easy with innovative stroke play. Himanshu Rana also played against the pacers
and spinners which made Karnataka bowlers think. Rana reached his fifty off 29
balls. In the last over of the innings, Abhimanyu Mithun took wickets of
Himanshu Rana, Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar to pick up an hat-trick. He then
dismissed Amit Mishra and Jayant Yadav off the last ball. Mithun gave away just
2 runs and picked up 5 wickets so shift the momentum in favour of Karnataka.
Rana and Tewtia added 80 runs for the 4th wicket.
Chasing 195 runs to win, KL Rahul was just in explosive mood
taking on Haryana bowlers. Devdutt Paddikal joined in the party with great
hitting. At the end of first six overs, Karnataka raced to 82 for 0.
KL Rahul continued his sensational form reaching his fifty
off just 21 balls. The youngster Paddikal completed his fifty too off just 24
balls. It was sublime display of batting by Rahul and Paddikal who made the
batting look easy. He was finally dismissed for a brilliant 66 off 31 balls
with 4 fours and 6 sixes. Rahul and Paddikal added 125 runs for the opening
wicket in just 9.3 overs.
Mayank Agarwal played a blinder of an innings scoring 30 off
14 balls with 3 sixes. Paddikal played a special knock scoring 87 off 42 balls
and was dismissed by Harshal Patel. Paddikal and Mayank added 57 runs for the 2nd
wicket. Karnataka cruised to the finals winning by 8 wickets with 5 overs to
spare.
Karnataka 195 for 2 in 15 overs ( Devdutt Paddikal 87, KL
Rahul 66, Harshal Patel 1/28) beat Haryana 194 for 8 in 20 overs ( Himanshu
Rana 61, Chaitanya Bishnoi 55, Abhimanyu Mithun 5/39, Shreyas Gopal 2/23) by 8
wickets.
Tamil Nadu versus Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan by 7 wickets in the 2nd
semi-finals played at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat on Friday. TN
captain Dinesh Karthik won the toss and decided to field first.
Rajasthan captain Deepak Chahar promoted himself at the top
of order and with Ankit Lamba added 23 runs for the opening wicket in just 2.3
overs. Chahar was dismissed by Sai Kishore for 9. In the next over, his partner
Ankit Lamba was also dismissed by Washington Sundar. At the end of six overs,
Rajasthan were 44 for 2.
After the power play overs, Tamil Nadu bowlers kept it tight
and did not allow Rajasthan to score runs easily. Rajesh Bishnoi scored 23 off
22 balls. TN restricted Rajasthan to 112 for 9 in 20 overs. Vijay Shankar was
the pick of bowlers with 2 for 13, while Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, M
Siddarth, T Natarajan, Ravichandran Ashwin took 1 wicket each.
Chasing down 113 runs to win, Tamil Nadu lost the wicket of
Hari Nishanth in the very first over by Deepak Chahar. Washington Sundar and
Ravichandran Ashwin played the Rajasthan bowlers with caution. At the end of six
overs, Tamil Nadu scored 37 for 1.
After the power play overs, Sundar looked in great touch
with aggressive shots while Ashwin gave good support to his partner. Chandarpal
Singh broke the partnership dismissing Ashwin for 31. Ashwin and Sundar added
68 runs for the 2nd wicket.
Dinesh Karthik came to the crease and hit 17 off 18 balls
before being dismissed by Aniket Chaudhary. Sundar reached his fifty off 43
balls. Baba Aparjith hit the winning run to help Tamil Nadu win the match by 7
wickets with 13 balls to spare.
Tamil Nadu 116 for 3 in 17.5 overs ( Washington Sundar 54*,
Deepak Chahar 1/11) beat Rajasthan 112 for 9 in 20 overs ( Rajesh Bishnoi 23,
Vijay Shankar 2/13) by 7 wickets.
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