Image Source : TWITTER/BCCIDOMESTIC In the second semi-final, captain Kedar Devdhar scored 64 off 49 deliveries (4x4s, 3x6s), Kartik Kakade made 53 off 41 balls (5x4s, 2x6s), and left-arm seamer Lukman Meriwala took three for 28 to assist Baroda beat Punjab.
Tamil Nadu and Baroda will conflict within the last of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match after the 2 sides received their semi-final matches comfortably on Friday. While Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets, Baroda beat Punjab by 25 runs. The last, too, will likely be performed right here on Sunday.
In the primary semi-final, Arun Karthik’s unbeaten 89 off simply 54 balls propelled Tamil Nadu to their second successive last of the T20 match.
An 89-run partnership between Karthik (9x4s, 3x6s) and captain Dinesh Karthik (26 off 17, 3x4s) for the fourth wicket helped Tamil Nadu chase down a goal with eight balls to spare. Rajasthan scored 154 for 9 wickets in 20 overs and Tamil Nadu overhauled the goal and completed at 158 for 3 wickets in 18.4 overs.
TN opener Narayan Jagadeesan made 28 off as many balls earlier than falling to Ravi Bishnoi. It was the one wicket that Bishnoi took in his 4 overs by which he conceded 32 runs.
Earlier, pacer M Mohammed took 4 wickets as Tamil Nadu restricted Rajasthan. Captain Ashok Menaria was Rajasthan’s highest scorer with 51 runs.
In the second semi-final, captain Kedar Devdhar scored 64 off 49 deliveries (4x4s, 3x6s), Kartik Kakade made 53 off 41 balls (5x4s, 2x6s), and left-arm seamer Lukman Meriwala took three for 28 to assist Baroda beat Punjab.
Baroda scored 160/3 in 20 overs on the again of half-centuries from Devdhar and Kakade. In response, Meriwala took two early wickets to shake Punjab’s innings. Although skipper Mandeep Singh tried just a few lusty blows in direction of the tip in his 24-ball 42-run knock, it proved to be too little too late.
Brief scores:
Semi-final 1: Rajasthan 154/9 in 20 overs (Ashok Menaria 51, Arjit Gupta 45; M Mohammed 4/24) misplaced to Tamil Nadu 158/3 in 18.4 overs (Arun Karthik 89 not out, Narayan Jagadeesan 28; Tanveer Ul-Haq 1/22) by seven wickets with eight balls remaining
Semi-final 2: Baroda 160/3 in 20 overs (Okay Devdhar 64, Okay Kakade 53 not out, M Markande 1/29) beat Punjab 135/8 in 20 overs (Mandeep 42 not out, Gurkeerat Mann 39, L Meriwala 3/28) by 25 runs.
