END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | TN: 123/3 | RR: 6.83

  • M Shahrukh Khan18 (7b)
  • Baba Aparajith29 (35b)
  • Lukman Meriwala4-0-34-1
  • Atit Sheth3-0-20-1

10.30pm And that is it! TN raise the trophy and it's a subdued celebration. The winners of the first tournament in this curtailed domestic season. And that closes our coverage for tonight as well. We will see you soon. Good night!

Dinesh Karthik: It really hurt us last year, we lost by a whisker. This year we had our sights on the knockouts and then we got consistent. It's the sign of a good team. I think just the fact that there are players like Natarajan and Sundar in the Indian team, who were in this team last year, is the sign of a team doing well. I'm sure there are a few who'll go on from this team as well. I think over a period of time you understand a lot of things, the reason you play the sport; these last 4-5 years have been great for me. Playing for the country has made me urge to do well for the state team as well. This is the biggest stadium, when you have an IPL game here it's going to be fantastic. Throughout the tournament it's been competitive, can't wait to play an IPL match here. I think our support staff has done a great job. The assistant coach Prasanna, he and I do all the strategy work. We have a very good working relationship. Over a period of time we've understood how to take this team forward. I would like to thank the Gujarat Association, Jay Shah, Arun Dhumal for looking after us well.

M Siddharth: I just wanted to keep it simple for the team and it paid off. I'm glad it paid off. I've been working hard on my variations. My arm ball always gives me wickets and I just go with it.

M Siddharth is the Player of the Match.

Kedar Devdhar: I want to congratulate the TN team and also my team. Without our big players we reached here. Win and loss is part of the game, we should be proud of this effort. The support staff and strength and conditioning guys, the assistant coach, the players, have all put in big efforts in the tournament. Once in a while you have days like this, it's alright. We'll take the positives.

10:13pm That is SMA title number two for Tamil Nadu, who came so close last, falling short by only a run. This year, they've gone unbeaten the whole way, with seven successful chases. an incredible, unstoppable team this season and deserved winners. They're now tied with Baroda and Karnataka with two SMA titles. a 22-year-old Dinesh Karthik was the captain when they last won it in 2007, and here he is again. Used his resources considerably well. The conditions were tilted towards their strengths in spin, and they made the adjustment after going for runs in the semi-final against Rajastan: brought in the extra spinner in M Siddharth today, and he took four wickets straight away. And then a measured chase. It was a pitch where you had to be watchful, but once the dew came in, batting eased out. And they planned the acceleration perfectly to hunt down the target.

For Baroda, an unreal season comes to an end. No Pandyas, no Hooda, and until today, they hadn't lose a game in the tournament. That experience is perhaps what could have made a difference for them today as they were blown out of the contest inside ten overs. Still, they mustered a fight, as they have all season. They made half a game out of it, but it would never be enough. A bittersweet end to Kedar Devdhar and his team.

17.6
4
Meriwala to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, smokes it past extra cover and Tamil Nadu are the champions! Full and just outside off, front leg out of the way as usual and a perfect connection on the drive
17.5
6
Meriwala to Shahrukh Khan, SIX, pumped over the wide long-on region! Clean striking. It's a full one at middle stump, he gets the front foot into the leg side and clubs this slog with no half-measures

Vishal Pawar: "That shot, that dismissal and the timing of it sum up DK's career. So much talent, so much promise, yet quite not up there! "

17.4
1
Meriwala to Aparajith, 1 run, short of a length at middle stump, shuffles and clips to deep square
17.3
1
Meriwala to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, low full toss outside off, clears the front leg and drills to sweeper cover
17.2
4
Meriwala to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, midwicket gets a hand but can't catch this pull to his right. Short of a length at middle stump, sitting up nicely for the pull and he pulls firmly
17.1
1
Meriwala to Aparajith, 1 run,

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | TN: 106/3 (15 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.23, RRR: 5.00)

  • M Shahrukh Khan3 (3b)
  • Baba Aparajith27 (33b)
  • Atit Sheth3-0-20-1
  • Babashafi Pathan4-0-23-1

Vishal Pawar: "That shot, that dismissal and the timing of it sum up DK's career. So much talent, so much promise, yet quite not up there! " --- But it was clear that he was here to play the boundary-hitting role, so the shot was on

16.6
0
Sheth to Shahrukh Khan, no run, short and wide outside off, beaten on the attempted pull
16.5
1
Sheth to Aparajith, 1 run, length on leg stump, clipped through the leg side
16.4
1
Sheth to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, short of a length at middle stump, mistimed pull to deep square's left
16.3
2
Sheth to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, a run out chance has been sent upstairs! Shahrukh in some trouble. Oh he's just made it. He flicked a length ball to fine leg and came back for a risky second. Luckily for him the one-bounce throw bounced above the keeper's eye line and in the time he needed to bring it down from there, the bat was past the crease
16.2
1
Sheth to Aparajith, 1 run, short of a length outside off, jabbed to third man
16.1
W
Sheth to Karthik, OUT, taken at midwicket. Short ball rising in the corridor, shuffles for the pull but that gets big on him and he slices it weakly to midwicket's right. Held easily by the fielder

KD Karthik c Solanki b Sheth 22 (16b 3x4 0x6) SR: 137.50

Tamil Nadu 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26N JagadeesanC Hari Nishaanth
2nd41B AparajithC Hari Nishaanth
3rd34KD KarthikB Aparajith
4th22B AparajithM Shahrukh Khan

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Elite, Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
MAHA541162.277
TN541160.564
PNJB532121.619
GOA5238-1.368
ODSA5144-0.957
PONDI5144-2.073
Elite, Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
BENG541160.995
KNTKA541160.379
MUM532120.99
CGR5238-0.146
BRODA5144-0.75
SVCS5144-1.513
Elite, Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
RAJ550201.242
HP53212-0.26
JHK5238-0.137
AP5238-0.156
HRYNA5238-0.315
J + K5144-0.36
Elite, Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
GUJ541161.109
MP532121.147
KER532120.363
ASSAM5238-0.533
RLYS5238-0.654
BIHAR5144-1.37
Elite, Group E
TeamMWLPTNRR
HYD550201.114
SAU541160.511
DELHI532120.982
UP5238-0.399
CHD5144-0.973
UKHND5050-1.244
Plate Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
VIDAR550204.967
TPURA541162.151
MEGHA541161.131
NAGA532120.396
SIKM5238-1.427
MIZO5144-0.959
MNPR5144-2.708
ARP5050-3.322