This is the third time that Tamil Nadu has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, having previously won it in 2006-07 and 2020-21. The side had also made it to the finals in the 2019-20 season and ended up suffering a loss against Karnataka.
Shahrukh Khan played lion hearted innings and sealed the win for Tamil Nadu with a six when five runs were needed off the final ball!
The 2021 final will be a repeat of the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali summit clash, which saw Karnataka edge out Tamil Nadu by one run in a thriller.
Asked to bat at the Arun Jaitley stadium, Karnataka rode on Rohan Kadam's blistering 87 off 56 balls to post a competitive 176 for seven and then restricted the opposition to 172 for six with right-arm pacer Vidyadhar Patil (1/29) holding his nerve in the final over.
The two finalists- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will play in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 in Delhi on Monday.
The TN bowlers backed skipper Vijay Shankar's decision to field first as they bundled out the hitherto unbeaten Hyderabad for 90 in 18.3 overs with only Tanay Thyagarajan (25 off 24 balls) reached double figures.
Guptill achieved the feat during his knock of 31 in the second T20 match against India, which is being played in Ranchi.
Tamil Nadu are eyeing a third straight appearance in the final of the premier domestic T20 tournament.
Unbeaten so far, Vidarbha would face their toughest challenge when they take on a resurgent Karnataka in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in New Delhi on Saturday.
Hyderabad rode on Varma's 75 off just 50 balls to post a competitive 158/5 and then restricted the opposition to 128/8 to enter the last-four stage of the national T20 championship.
It was one of the best thrillers of the National T20 meet in recent times with both teams locked at 160 each after 20 overs. Karnataka scored the required six runs with four Super Over deliveries to spare.
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Electing to field, Vidarbha bowlers wreaked havoc to restrict Rajasthan to a sub-par 84/8 in 20 overs before their batters, led by opener Atharva Taide (40 not out off 42 balls), chased down the target with 5.1 overs to spare.
Half-centuries by opener Atharva Taide and skipper Akshay Wadkar helped Vidarbha chase down 158 with 13 balls to spare after Rahul Tripathi scored a blistering 66 for Maharashtra.
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Bengal stunned heavyweights Karnataka by seven wickets with inspirational performances from pacer Mukesh Kumar and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran to storm into the Syed Mushtaq Ali quarter-finals.
Chama Milind claimed five wickets for eight runs in a sensational pace bowling display as Hyderabad beat Uttar Pradesh by 29 runs to top Group E and qualify for the quarterfinals in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship here on Tuesday.
Live scores of all matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as scheduled on November 9.
This was Mumbai's second loss in four matches as they slipped to third place behind Bengal who returned to winning ways with a facile nine-wicket win over Services to brighten their qualification prospects.
Results and highlights of all the matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy SMAT 2021-22 played on November 8.
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