Tamil Nadu clinched the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday when they defeated Baroda by 7 wickets in a one-sided final. After restricting Baroda to 120/9 in 20 overs, Tamil Nadu successfu🃏lly chased the target with 12 balls𒉰 to spare.
The Southern state has won both of its SMAT titles under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik and lost by just one run against Karnataka in the 2019-20 fin𝔉al.
After opting to bowl first, Tamil Nadu spinners reduced Baroda to 36/6 in 8.5 overs, with Manimaran Siddarth, who was playing his first game of 🥀the season, taking three wickets in his🅺 opening spell.
However, Vishnu Solanki (49) and Atit Sheth (29) then steered Baroda out of hot water, while Bhargav Bhatt (12 not out off 5) played a handy cameo to take his side’s total above the 100-run mark.
In the chase, TN st༒arted cautiously but a low target allowed their batsmen to bide time on the crease, eventually chasing the score in 18 overs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Congratulations on winning . It has been a great tournament. Amazing to see so many youngsters contributingꦬ in the game in such high spirits. Well done!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Tamil Nadu Champions𒀰!! 2nd title in the bag for !! 👏��👏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
Congratulations , D. VASU and for lifting the for the 2020/21. played excellent cricket through out. The tournament. . Kudos to for organizing it in such an exemplary manner amidst this pandꦗemic
— R SRIDHAR (@coach_rsridhar)
Quite incredibl﷽e that two title wins 13 years apart come under the same captain!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
From a one🧜 run loss to a dream run like a boಌss. Congratulations .
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
win by 7 wickets against and are the new champions as they 🍰lift the . Well done and hiꦐs men for the convincing win.
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50)
CHAMPIONS!! 💯
Tamil Na🀅du Wins their 2nd Syed M𓄧ustaq Ali Trophy!— Gujarat Cri♔cket Associat🅰ion (Official) (@GCAMotera)
Congratulations for winning the
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus)
In the end it was quite an easy win ! Congratulations ! Well deserved ! One set of Men in yellow have done it , now waiting for🔯 the other set𓃲 !
— Vijayakarthikeyan K (@Vijaykarthikeyn)
Congrats buddy
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien)
What a swee🦂t way to start the year!!! It’s been an amazing run this for . Loved each and every moment throughly Amazing team effort,🥃 couldn’t be more happier!!
CHAMPIONS👑
— Jagadeesan (@Jagadeesan_200)
Congratulations
Finally. 🏆 Champions— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu)
are the champions, well lead by
— Sathish Kumar M (@sathishmsk)
