Rookie medium pacer P Saravana Kumar scored a half-century as defending champions Tamil Nadu beat Hyderabad by eight wickets to achieve the ultimate of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket event right here on Saturday.
TN bowlers backed skipper Vijay Shankar’s choice to discipline first as he bundled out Hyderabad for 90 not out in 18.3 overs, reaching double figures with solely Tanay Thiagarajan (25 off 24 balls).
Sarwan had already completed many of the injury as he accounted for the top-order, which included rival skipper Tanmay Agarwal (1) and in-form Tilak Verma (8). He completed with sensational figures of 5 for 21, the second greatest bowling figures for TN behind Rahil Shah’s 5 for 12.
Hyderabad have been 30 for five in 6.2 overs and it quickly grew to become 39 for six when Ravi Teja was dismissed for 9 by M Mohammed. Late resistance from Thiagarajan and Chama Milind (8) helped Hyderabad keep away from humiliation fully earlier than they folded for 90 runs. nineteenth over.
Thiagarajan hit an enormous six off Saravana’s supply adopted by a boundary, earlier than one other large shot led to his downfall. Apart from Saravana, leg-spinners M Ashwin (2/13 in 4 overs) and M Mohammed (2/12 in three overs) helped Hyderabad’s batsmen in management. The second wicket was taken by R Sai Kishore (1/19).
Chasing the goal, Tamil Nadu misplaced in-form N Jagadeesan (1) within the third over and fellow opener C Hari Nishant (14) to Rakshasa Reddy (2/23) in the identical over. But spectacular youth B Sai Sudarshan (34 not out) and skipper Shankar (43) placed on a 76-run partnership for the third wicket within the fifteenth over to see the group at house.
Sudarshan batted fluently and hit some trendy pictures whereas Shankar, who began with warning, began hitting the ball arduous after it hit his eye. He ended the sport with a 4 and a six off Rakshaan Reddy.
Tamil Nadu awaits the winner of the Karnataka vs Vidarbha semi-finals in Monday’s ultimate.
Brief Scores: Hyderabad in ninety 18.3 overs (Tanai Thiagarajan 25, P Saravana Kumar 5/21) misplaced to Tamil Nadu by eight wickets at 92 for two in 14.2 overs (Vijay Shankar 43 not out, Sai Sudarshan 34 not out).
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
