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Tamil Nadu vs Rajasthan, T20, 1st Semi-Final, January 29, 2021 - Match Info

🏆Match Completed

TNvsRAJ

🏟️ Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad•🏏 T20 Match•🏅 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021•📅 Date & Time : Jan 29, 06:30 AM (IST)
Tamil Nadu won by 7 wickets
★ Player of the Match: Arun Karthik

Commentary

Over 18

09:48 AM
Aniket Choudhary to Arun Karthik, FOUR, TN blaze away to their second successive SMA final! Short ball and it's dispatched very fine down the leg-side with a lovely swivel-pull. Had to be Arun with the winning hit, deserving indeed
FOUR
09:48 AM
Aniket Choudhary to Arun Karthik, no run, looks to heave over mid-wicket but gets it off the inside half to mid-wicket. Dot ball!
09:47 AM
Aniket Choudhary to Arun Karthik, FOUR, cracking stroke! Shortish and outside off, Arun stands tall to bash this on the up through extra cover. Gets the scores level with this boundary
FOUR
09:46 AM
Aniket Choudhary to Arun Karthik, no run, very full and angling across Arun who fails to dig this out

Over 17

09:45 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun Karthik, 1 run, shortish and well-directed this time, nudged off the back foot to short fine leg and Arun will keep strike
over-break
09:44 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun Karthik, FOUR, Khaleel isn't learning! Shortish again, on leg stump and with fine leg up, it's asking for trouble. Arun gets inside the line a bit and controls the pull wide of the short fine leg fielder. Just a hit away now, TN
FOUR
09:43 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun Karthik, FOUR, shortish and on leg stump, Arun swivels to control the pull wide of short fine leg. No protection in the deep and it races away to the fence
FOUR
09:43 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Karthik, 1 run, fuller and straighter, worked away past square leg
09:42 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun Karthik, 1 run, and another dropped catch! Sums up the game for Rajasthan. Shortish and outside off, Karthik looks to ramp this over short third man but couldn't connect properly. The fielder leapt well, got his hands on the ball but then put it down. Got to feel for Khaleel, just one wicket all tournament and gets dropped twice in as many balls. Also got dropped in his previous over
DROPPED
09:41 AM
Khaleel Ahmed to Arun Karthik, no run, dropped! Bharat Sharma was wrong-footed initially and then dived to his right, sticking out his right glove but it didn't stick. Was a fuller on off, Karthik made room for the loft but only got a thick edge that got shelled. Don't think this would have made much of a difference but seems like Rajasthan are already done mentally
DROPPED

Over 16

09:40 AM
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun Karthik, 1 run, flatter and fuller on off, worked gently to mid-wicket
over-break
09:39 AM
Ravi Bishnoi to Karthik, 1 run, drifting in on middle and leg, whipped away behind square leg
09:39 AM
Ravi Bishnoi to Arun Karthik, 1 run, flatter, fuller and straighter, whipped away to deep mid-wicket
09:38 AM
Ravi Bishnoi to Karthik, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Karthik lunges forward to dab this towards cover

Key Moments

09:53 AM
After the heartbreak last year, Tamil Nadu are in the final once more and they would be keen to go all the way this time. To be fair, they look a very confident side with new heroes turning up in each game. They will take some beating. So, who will face them in the summit clash? We'll know that by tonight with Punjab and Baroda squaring off in the second semifinal from 19:00 IST. Do join us for that one. Cheers!
09:47 AM
Right, where is Arun Karthik going for the winning hit?
09:45 AM
Just 5 needed off 12 now. Will we see a glory stroke to seal things? I suspect we might.

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