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Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu, 1st semi final at Ahmedabad, SMA TROPHY, Jan 29 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st semi final, Ahmedabad, January 29, 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
(18.4/20 ov, T:155) 158/3

Tamil Nadu won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

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3:19pm Tamil Nadu remain unbeaten this season and have defeated Rajasthan in the semi-final for the second season in a row. The difference was always going to be the batting, and Arun Karthik showed why. Heaps of experience and skill in that TN line-up and even a relatively slow start didn't ring any panic bells in that dugout. Ultimately, they've won with ease and lots of deliveries to spare. It needed a superb comeback with the ball to set themselves up for this, and they did that after Rajasthan threatened to push for a score close to 200. And then, Rajasthan got early wickets with the ball, but Arun and then DK steered them to perfection. It helped that Rajasthan dropped three catches and missed a run-out chance, but the match was already slipping out of their grasp by then.

Arun Karthik is the Player of the Match.

Dinesh Karthik will be the first captain to lead his side into a final in three different decades says stats man Gaurav Sundararaman, who doesn't take any off days. DK was captain in 2007, 2019, and now 2021.

Thanks for joining us for this match's coverage. We will see you in some time for the second semi-final between Punjab and Baroda.

18.4
4
Aniket to Arun, FOUR runs

down to the fine leg boundary and Tamil Nadu are into their second consecutive final! Short ball down leg side, swiveled on his feet and swatted this away

18.3
Aniket to Arun, no run

full and just outisde off, miscues the slog to midwicket

18.2
4
Aniket to Arun, FOUR runs

short and just outside off, gets half a stride out and slaps that to the extra cover boundary

18.1
Aniket to Arun, no run

yorker outside off, jams the bat down on that and is beaten

end of over 1811 runs
TN: 150/3CRR: 8.33 RRR: 2.50
Arun Karthik81 (50b 7x4 3x6)
Dinesh Karthik26 (17b 3x4)
Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-33-0
Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-32-1
17.6
1
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun, 1 run

short at middle stump, nicely on top of that to push to short fine's left

17.5
4
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun, FOUR runs

expertly done this time. Good length and into the pads at regular pace this time. Waits on it and uses the angle to pat this to the long leg boundary

17.4
4
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun, FOUR runs

slower ball at a length outside off, beaten by the turn away from him but swivels and goes all out with the pull. Ends up dragging it to the long leg boundary

17.3
1
Khaleel Ahmed to Karthik, 1 run

full on leg stump, flicked to deep square

The third dropped catch off Khaleel

17.2
1
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun, 1 run

and now dropped at short third man! Short of a length just outisde off, gets low and tries to get that late cut over the fielder. It's just above his head and he times the jump okay, but can't hold on

17.1
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun, no run

dropped. Slower ball, full and just outside off. Grips to take the outside edge as he looks to carve this through the covers. The keeper was wrong-footed and therefore had to dive to his right, one-handed to try and catch that. Could only save the boundary

end of over 175 runs
TN: 139/3CRR: 8.17 RRR: 5.33
Arun Karthik71 (45b 5x4 3x6)
Dinesh Karthik25 (16b 3x4)
Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-32-1
Aniket Choudhary 3-0-21-1
16.6
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun, 1 run

good length outisde off, looks to drive through cover, gets it off the inside half towards long-on

16.5
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Karthik, 1 run

good length on leg stump, flicked to short fine's left

16.4
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun, 1 run

full on middle stump, jammed out towards deep midwicket

16.3
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Karthik, 1 run

full outisde off, jabbed to extra cover's left

16.2
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun, 1 run

good length outside off, shuffles and dabs it through square leg

16.1
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun, no run

full outside off, goes too hard on the cover drive and mistimes it

end of over 1615 runs
TN: 134/3CRR: 8.37 RRR: 5.25
Arun Karthik68 (41b 5x4 3x6)
Dinesh Karthik23 (14b 3x4)
Aniket Choudhary 3-0-21-1
Khaleel Ahmed 3-0-22-0
15.6
1
Aniket to Arun, 1 run

full on leg stump, flicks to short fine's left but a big stretch from Khaleel to stop that

15.5
2
Aniket to Arun, 2 runs

low full toss outside off, finesses that to sweeper's left for two

15.4
4
Aniket to Arun, FOUR runs

good length and wide outside off, reaches out and lofts it over wide mid-off

15.3
6
Aniket to Arun, SIX runs

pumped over square leg! His second six with that shot today. Short at middle stump, sitting up nicely and he springs onto the front foot to nail it

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