Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final Live Score, Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu T20 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Karnataka have beaten Tamil Nadu by 1 run in the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat on Sunday. Karnataka, batting first, scored 180/5. Put into bat first by Tamil Nadu, KL Rahul (22) and Devdutt Padikkal (32) opened the innings and got off to an explosive start. The match was turned on its head in the 5th over, when Ravichandran Ashwin (2/32) picked up the wickets of Rahul and Mayank Agarwal (0) off consecutive balls. Manish Pandey (60*) then came on and played a responsible hand to take the Karnataka innings to its conclusion. He was ably assisted by Rohan Kadam (35). T Natarajan (0/30 in 4 overs) and Washington Sundar (1/28 in 4 overs) were the best of the bowlers for Tamil Nadu apart from Ashwin.
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In reply, Tamil Nadu fell short by 1 run despite a brilliant partnership in the middle order between Vijay Shankar (44) and Baba Aparajith (40). When Washington Sundar (24) and Dinesh Karthik (20) were felled by Karnataka, with the target still not anywhere in sight, it seemed as if Karnataka were on top of their southern neighbours. However, Shankar and Aparajith took Tamil Nadu to the brink of a stunning victory. Shankar was run out in the last over in the bid to take a suicidal run. Murugan Ashwin was on strike off the last ball, with TN needing 2 to tie and 3 to win. He could manage only a single.
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Spare a thought for Vijay Shankar. He is almost inconsolable. Can't blame him. He brought his team so close to getting a win out of nowhere. Then had to go for a suicidal run. Sacrificed his wicket for the team's cause he knew he absolutely needed to be on strike off the last delivery. Got run out off the penultimate ball of the day, and Tamil Nadu end up losing by 1 run. T20 cricket can be a cruel format.
Karnataka are champions! They defend their Mushtaq Ali title. Murugan Ashwin, who could have been a hero, can only manage to get pad to ball. Batsmen run for a single. But that is not going to be enough. They needed 2 to tie the match. What a thrilling final we have just seen!
Murugan Ashwin on strike because Shankar and Ravi Ashwin had crossed. Murugan Ashwin needs to get 3 off the last ball for TN to win. 2 runs for a Super Over.
Would you believe that! KL Rahul knows that is out. Vijay Shankar is run out on 44. Shankar hit it down to long on. Took the single. Knew he had to get back to be on strike for the final delivery. Cannot make his ground. Absolute carnage on in the last over! TN need 3 to win off the last ball.
Ashiwn plays it down the ground for a single. Shankar, 43, on strike. TN need 4 runs off 2 balls
TN need 5 runs off 3 balls
Another four! Ashwin is on fire! Fielder puts in a dive in the deep, ball drops in front of him and goes over his head for a four. TN need 5 off 4 balls.
Ashwin starts off with a four! Down the ground. The helmet's off for Ashwin. And that is smashed down the ground! Terrific start. TN need 9 off 5.
Ashwin cannot get back for a second off the last ball of the 19th over. And he will be on strike. Shankar, on 43, at the other end. Tamil Nadu need 13 runs in the last over. Gowtham to Ashwin. All set for the most important 3 minutes of the match. 13 runs. 6 balls. Karnataka. Tamil Nadu. The equation is clear. Who will come out on top?
Ashwin gets 4. A lucky one that. But they all count. Takes a thick edge and runs down fine leg. Shankar then creams a shot. That was as clan as they come. Another 4. Shankar moves to 43*. What a knock this has been from him on the big stage. Koushik being punished. TN need 15 off 8 balls
After quite a few overs that went Tamil Nadu's way, Karnataka have won the 18th over. 5 runs and an all-important wicket in that over bowled by Ronit More. Koushik to bowl the 19th. Gowtham to bowl the 20th then. Vijay Shankar, on 37, on strike. This over to be a make-or-break over. TN 156/5 after 18 overs
Aparajith is out. Could this be the gamechanger? Aparajith goes for another big shot but cannot connect well. Long on comes under it. This pair have brought back Tamil Nadu into the game. Ashwin comes out at No.7. There is a thrilling finish coming up in Surat. TN need 27 off 15 balls
Six by Aparajith to start off the 17th over. Is this game running away from Karnataka now? Manish Pandey has his face dug in his hands. Five singles to follow that up. 11 runs off the over. Shankar and Aparajith are timing this chase to perfection. Tamil Nadu's other favourite son, MS Dhoni, would have been proud of this chase. TN need 30 to win off 18 balls
Baba Aparajith unleashes another big one! Karnataka will be feeling the heat now. Furious calculations being made to decide who will bowl the last 4 overs.Gowtham has one left, Ronit More has one left, Koushik has 2. We were thinking Tamil Nadu would have their batting resources stretched, but as it has turned out it is Karnataka's bowling resources being stretched in these final stages of the Mushtaq Ali final. TN 140/4 after 16 overs
Ronit More is brought back into the attack and he is hit for two boundaries in his first three balls. Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith, both in their 20s, are making a contest out of this. They are ahead on par score for the first time in this match. Karnataka, who were favourits to seal this tie a few overs ago, suddenly feeling the heat again. TN need 52 off the last 5 overs
Clean shot down the ground for 4 over Shreyas Gopal's head. That went to the ropes in a flash. Vijay Shankar, now on 21, will be the one who can change the game around on his own, reckons Amol Muzumdar in the commentary box. 117/4 after 14 overs. TN need 64 from 36 balls
Baba Aparajith gets the 100 up for Tamil Nadu with a pull shot for six. TN now need 74 off 42 balls. Aparajith is on 15, Vijay Shankar is on 14. There's Ashwin and the tail to come after this, so this pair needs to ensure they do not leave the ones to come with too much to do. On a sidenote, what a script it would be if Ashwin comes on to play the matchwinning knock with the bat in the last 4-5 overs!
Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith have made a good start to this rescue act. Clean hitting from both of them. 85 off 48 needed. Vijay Shankar could be the key here, you get a feeling.
Well it's not time to push the panic button yet, but these two wickets in the last 2 overs - of Karthik and Sundar - have changed the complexion of the game a little. Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith, the two new batsmen, will have to pull on a bit of a rescue act here. Should be careful not to lose another wicket for next few overs.
Another big wicket! Karnataka's spin bowling all-rounders are rising to the occasion. First it was Shreyas Gopal, then it was Suchith who outfoxed Karthik in the last over. This over, it is Gowtham who rattles Washington Sundar's furniture. TN lose another big wicket. TN 80/4 after 10 overs
Dinesh Karthik is stumped out. He was living on the edge anyway - taking the aerial route too many times - and he is foxed by Suchith in the 9th over. He goes for 20. He went for a walk down the track but failed to read the turn off the track completely. TN 76/3 after 9 overs
Big drama off the last ball of the 8th over. Fielder almost pulls off a blinder of a catch in the deep. Takes the catch, has to then step over the ropes because of his momentum, then throws the ball back in and manages to step inside the field as well - only to then drop it. What a brilliant catch that could have been. Dinesh Karthik, and the whole of Tamil Nadu, would have had their hearts in their mouths then. TN 68/2 after 8 overs
Sundar is on 20. Karthik is on 12. Both these men are solid technical batsmen. Tamil Nadu need them to be around for a few more overs. Three singles come off the first five balls of the 8th over.
7 runs off the 6th over bowled by Gowtham. And then Dinesh Karthik dispatches Shreyas Gopal for two consecutive fours. Gopal struggling to find the right length. Karthik obliges by punishing him. The field has been spread out by Karnataka now though.
46/2 after 5 overs. Coincidentally, Karnataka's score after 5 overs had been exactly the same - 46/2. We are set for an epic clash here, it would seem. Rahul, Pandey and Karun Nair - the three senior Karnataka players have a mid-pitch meeting. There is a TENSE air about this match. Washington Sundar and Dinesh Karthik - two men both of whom will be hoping to have tickets for Australia when the World T20 comes around next year, are in the middle with a point or two to prove.
Shahrukh Khan is out! He was consistently going for the big shots. Goes for one too many. Shreyas Gopal gets the wicket. Suchith with the catch in the deep. DK comes in at No.4. And he walks in with a determined air about him. With his baseball-style helmet. He will be looking to do a Manish Pandey for his team. TN 37/2 after 4.1 overs
This has been a good start to the chase for Tamil Nadu. Washington Sundar hits his first ball for a four - he is in some good form - while Shahrukh Khan is continuing his charge at the other end. The likes of Dinesh Karthik, Baba Aparajith and Vijay Shankar to come after this. So Tamil Nadu have the firepower, but do Karnataka have the bowling arsenal? TN 37/1 after 4 overs
Manish Pandey takes the catch. Nishant mistimes a pull off More. Did not need to do that. There had already been three boundaries in that over. But that's what pressure does. Karnataka get their first wicket. And it is Washinton Sundar who comes in at No.3. He is a rare left hander in this batting order. Will be crucial how he goes today. Made 54* in the semifinal. TN 26/1 after 3 overs
Shahrukh Khan gets his first four that he meant. Gowtham bowls an expensive over. Nishanth also slaps Ronit More for four down the ground in the next over. After that first over, when both batsmen were struggling to put bat to ball, this innings seems to have found some momentum. And just on cue, another bottom edge runs down for four. These two openers have been lucky with some of their runs, but they all count. TN now 22/0 after 2.3 overs
Great first over from Ronit More. The defending champions, Karnataka, are off to a good start. Krishnappa Gowtham, who is in today in place of Abhimanyu Mithun, bowls the 2nd over. And there's the first boundary of the innings, and it comes in might lucky fashion. Bottom edge goes behind Rahul's legs for four. Shahrukh Khan gets his first 4.
Shahrukh Khan and Hari Nishanth open the Tamil Nadu innings. Ronit More bowls the 1st over. 181 to win. Here we go!
End of innings. Karun nair is out off the last ball of the innings. Manish Pandey stays unbeaten on 60. 181 the target for Tamil Nadu then. Will it be enough?
Murugan Ashwin bowls the 20th over. And Karun Nair sweeps the first ball for a six. Good start to the final over for Karnataka.
Karun Nair has not impressed commentator Vivek Razdan. He hits it to the fielder at mid off down the ground. 'Should be looking to go over the fielder at this stage,' says the commentator. Almost having heard him, Karun Nair times a cut for four. Deft hands. KAR 168/4 after 19 overs
Karun Nair mistimes a smash into no man's land but gets 2 for it. Just 14 runs have come off the last 2 overs. From Karnataka's perspective, Rohan Kadam went out just at the wrong time. Looking at the form he was in, he would have made these last 2 overs count. Natarajan to bowl the 19th over. Wonder who the ball is going to be thrown for the 20th over.
Dot, dot, Wicket! Rohan Kadam finds the fielder in the deep. He goes for 35 off 28. Karun Nair steps in. He has not been in great form but the vice-captain has to come up with the push at the end. Skipper and his deputy in the middle. Fifteen very important balls coming up. KAR 152/4 after 17.3 overs
Skipper Manish Pandey gets to 50. 'Pandey, Pandey', chants the crowd. KAR 152/3 after 17 overs
How much more can they get in the three overs that remain? Pandey is on 50. Kadam is on 35. 200 is not out of the equation yet, folks! Fasten your seat belts.
4,4,4 - Rohan Kadam is on fire
Vijay Shankar looks up to the heavens. 14 runs off the over and one ball left. Shankar bowls a WIDE wide. Pressure pressure! Rohan Kadam, who has an average of 51.20 in this Mushtaq Ali edition, has suddenly put Tamil Nadu under pressure.
Rohan Kadam finds the gap through the covers for 4 to bring up the 50-stand between these two. He is hardly the biggest name in this batting order, but 25-year-old Rohan Kadam is playing an extremely fluent innings in this epic clash.
The big over Karnatak would have been looing for. 17 runs come off that over. M Siddharth the unfortunate bowler. Four 4s in that over - two from Rohan Kadam, two from Manish Pandey. Pandey moves to 45. Can Karnataka reach close to the 200-mark in these lest 5 overs? That over certainly was a good start. KAR 132/3 after 15 overs
Talk about the dive Manish Pandey put in to make his ground in the 9th over, talk about the packed Surat crowd, which is climbing onto poles to get a better view of these modern Indian gods, talk about the flavour of the southern derby - this match has been more than a final of a domestic tournament.
Vijay Shankar bowls an off side line. 7 runs off that over. Tamil Nadu have done so well to bog down the Karnatak top order. This is such a power packed batting line up they could have run away with the contest in te first innings itself.
Vijay Shankar bowls the 14th over. And starts off with a good ball. Kadam mistimes it to mid on, but there is no fielder there. Karthik, possibly in the aftermath of that shot, changes his field around a bit. Vijay Shankar has seen Shivam Dube taking his place in Team India since the World Cup. Lots of eyes on him today. He will have to make it count. KAR 110/3 after 13.2 overs
The scoring has been a little shackled lately, but Pandey has been looking to break free for a while now. He smashes the 4th ball for a four. Been stepping out to many balls, but then only managing to knock them around for singles. Rohan Kadam has taken up the role being played by Padikkal, but he has been unable to find the gaps so far. Pandey moves to 36. KAR 108/3 after 13 overs
Karnataka batsmen dealing in singles now. No harm in playing out a few overs. Being this many wickets down is not something this team will be used to at this stage. Maybe the 200 target is out of bounds now. Need a special knock from Pandey to get them to the 180-mark from here on, which is still very possible.
This guy should watch out for the big sixes.
Washington Sundar bowls Padikkal out. Padikkal goes for 32. Great season for him but that's it. He will have to wait for the Ranji Trophy to keep on piling the runs. Rohan Kadam in at No.5, not Karun Nair. KAR 89/3 after 10 overs
More spin from the other end - Sai Kishore, with his left arm spin, to bowl the 11th.
Pandey carries on from the last over. Slams Washington Sundar for a flat six on the leg side. He looks to have got his eye in now.
1,1,6,4 - Murugan Ashwin not having the success his namesake had.
Manish Pandey then puts a dive in to gt another single. Run out decision referred upstairs, but replays show Pandey timed that dive to perfection. There was no run in that. That was an audacious attempt. Had the throw been a little better, it would have been curtains for his innings. Pandey was responding to Padikkal's call, it seemed there. Anyway, he survives. KAR 80/2 after 9 overs
MASSIVE! Pandey gets into the act. Steps out of his crease and sends it back over the bowler's head. It sails high and hadsome, goes over the sightscreen and into the cark park behind it. That ball is gone, good luck getting that back! We have seen two HUGE sixes already in this match. New balls are being called for.
What an amazing moment! The cameras have caught the ball thief. Slow motion replays show a man finding the ball outside the ground and running with it. Wonder what will happen to the ball and the thief, but this says something about how far cricket coverage has come in this country.
The other Ashwin being brought into the attack. With the purchase the senior Ashwin got and only 2 runs coming off that Washington Sundar over, Karthik understandably sticking with spin. Also, Padikkal, the left hander is still in there. And in fact, he is the man looking more comfortable among the two Karnataka batsmen out there. Leg spin for the win for TN?
Washington Sundar raps Manish Pandey on the pads. Pandey has foud it tough going this over. Three dot balls in the 8th over and survives an lbw call. Karthik was confident in that appeal. Sundar was less so. What a marvelous over from Sundar though. Just 2 runs off that. Karnataka batsmen Padikkal and Pandey having a chat in the middle. They need to go to their Plan B here. KAR 67/2 after 8 overs
After bringing out those two lusty blows against Washington Sundar, Padikkal sweeps Ashwin for a very deft four in the next over. This is good batting from the young man. Pandey also looking to play out Ashwin without much incident. KAR 65/2 after 7 overs
Ashwin finishes his bowling spell for the day with figures of 2/32. Wonder if he will be called upon to open the batting as well today. He has brought the game alive for Tamil Nadu though.
13 runs off that over courtesy those two blows by Padikkal. Pandey is playing with soft hands at the other end. Rotating the strike. Could expect a big one from him today. With the top 3 not giving him much time to shine this tournament so far, Pandey will be looking to make the final count. Meanwhile, Ashwin comes back to bowl his 4th. Karthik using up all the overs from Ashwin right at the beginning here.
Washington Sundar bowls the 6th over. Padikkal smashes the second ball of the over for a six. That was inches away from landing into MuruganAshwin's hands though. Padikkal follows that up with a glorious cut for four on the off side. Great batting from him.
Manish Pandey calmly plays down the hat-trick ball for a single. What an over that was for Tamil Nadu though. Two huge scalps. In two balls. Devdutt Padikkal also lucky to have survived that over. He tried to hoick Ashwin off the 5th ball. The ball took an edge and went for four behind the keeper. That could have gone anywhere. There is an Ashwin storm that has struck Surat at the moment!
Ashwin does a Tahir! He gets Mayank Agarwal now. His 2nd wicket in the over and Tamil Nadu are flying in Surat. In walks Manish Pandey. Hat-trick ball coming up for Ashwin! KAR 39/2 after 4.3 overs
Cancel that! Ashwin gets his man. Rahul goes for a 2nd consecutive six but finds the fielder at long on. He departs for 22. Mayank Agarwal is in at No.3 as Karnataka lose their first wicket. KAR 39/1 after 4.2 overs.
Consecutive sixes. The fireworks have started.
What a shot! This is what Padikkal can do! Destroys Nataraj's 4th over with a HUGE HUGE six. That is out of the ground, a search party will have to be called to get that ball back. KAR 33/0 after 4 overs
Ashwin to bowl the 5th as well.