Vidarbha pacer Darshan Nalkande took 4 wickets in 4 balls within the last over of Karnataka’s innings throughout the last match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 event in Delhi on Saturday. However, it was too little and too late, as Karnataka posted a aggressive innings of 176/7 with Rohan Kadam’s blistering 56-ball 87 after which right-arm pacer Vidyadhar Patil (1/29) Reduced the opposition to 172/6. His nervousness within the final over. As a consequence, Karnataka defeated Vidarbha by 4 runs to enter the ultimate.
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Karnataka opener Kadam and skipper Manish Pandey (54 off 42 balls) gave the staff an aggressive begin with the Vidarbha assault. The duo added 132 runs for the primary wicket from quick bowlers Darshan Nalkande (4/28), Yash Thakur (1/35) and Lalit Yadav (2/36). Kadam was extra aggressive whereas Pandey performed the second fiddle as he accomplished the staff’s half-century in simply 5.1 overs. Left-arm orthodox spinner Akshay Karnavar, who has been economical, conceded 5 runs in his first over as Karnataka reached 53/0 after the ability play. While Kadam hit seven fours and 4 sixes, Pandey hit two fours and three sixes as he took Vidarbha’s assault to the cleaners.
Although Lalit Yadav broke the stand by dismissing Kadam within the sixteenth over, however by then the harm was performed. Lalit strikes once more, this time eradicating Pandey, who was caught by Akshay Wakhare. Karun Nair (5) additionally fell cheaply, however Abhinav Manohar’s fast 27 runs in 13 balls took Karnataka previous the 170-run mark.
Vidarbha’s openers Atharva Taede (32) and Ganesh Satish (31) placed on 177 runs for the primary wicket. But Karnataka bowled out the highest 4 batsmen to bundle out Vidarbha for 103 for 4. Medium pacer Darshan MB then despatched again Jitesh Sharma (12) as Vidarbha misplaced half their staff for 122 runs.
But some late hits from Apoorva Wankhede (27 not out off 22 balls) and Karnavar (22 off 12 balls) meant Vidarbha wanted 14 runs within the last over as they deepened the sport. But pacer Patil dashed Vidarbha’s hopes with the primary ball of the ultimate over, dismissing Karnawar after which held his vein to observe his staff go house.
Brief Scores:
Karnataka 176 for 7 in 20 overs (Rohan Kadam 87, Manish Pandey 54; Darshan Nalkande 4/28, Lalit Yadav 2/36) beat Vidarbha 172 for six in 20 overs (Atharva Taide 32, Ganesh Satish 31; KC Cariappa 2/27) , Karun Nair 1/10) by 4 runs.
(with PTI inputs)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
