CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu registered a 54-run win over defending champions Mumbai in their opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. M Shahrukh Khan’s (66, 35 balls, 6×4, 5×6) blitz helped Tamil Nadu finish on 290-8 before they dismissed Mumbai for 236 thanks to the efforts of left-arm spinner M Siddharth (3-43) and allrounder Washington Sundar (3-60). Mumbai’s main contribution came from skipper Shams Mulani (75, 6×4, 1×6).
A target of 291 needed a sturdy start but Mumbai couldn’t get that. Medium pacers Sandeep Warrier (1-49) and R Silambarasan (1-40) did the initial damage to leave Mumbai on 33-3 in the 10th over. They needed Mulani and Hardik Tamore’s (28, 2×4) 47-run stand for the fourth wicket to arrest the slide. Tamil Nadu bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals to halt Mumbai’s progress.
Despite facing 100 deliveries, Mulani’s innings failed to gather momentum and he was dismissed in the 42nd over. Tailenders Sairaj Patil (35-ball 42) – who shared a 62-run stand with Mulani for the sixth wicket — and Tanush Kotian (27, 2×4, 2×6) played their parts in the chase but it never threatened the end result.
If Tamil Nadu’s medium-pacers shone in the first part of Mumbai’s chase, the spinners were spot on in the middle-overs. Siddharth and Washington were ably supported by leftarm spinner R Sai Kishore (2-35). BRIEF SCORES: Tamil Nadu 290-8 in 50 overs (M Shahrukh Khan 66, B Indrajith 45; Dhawal Kulkarni 3-45). Mumbai 236 in 46.4 overs (Shams Mulani 75, Sairaj Patil 42; M Siddharth 3-43, Washington 3-60). Tamil Nadu won by 54 runs.
A target of 291 needed a sturdy start but Mumbai couldn’t get that. Medium pacers Sandeep Warrier (1-49) and R Silambarasan (1-40) did the initial damage to leave Mumbai on 33-3 in the 10th over. They needed Mulani and Hardik Tamore’s (28, 2×4) 47-run stand for the fourth wicket to arrest the slide. Tamil Nadu bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals to halt Mumbai’s progress.
Despite facing 100 deliveries, Mulani’s innings failed to gather momentum and he was dismissed in the 42nd over. Tailenders Sairaj Patil (35-ball 42) – who shared a 62-run stand with Mulani for the sixth wicket — and Tanush Kotian (27, 2×4, 2×6) played their parts in the chase but it never threatened the end result.
If Tamil Nadu’s medium-pacers shone in the first part of Mumbai’s chase, the spinners were spot on in the middle-overs. Siddharth and Washington were ably supported by leftarm spinner R Sai Kishore (2-35). BRIEF SCORES: Tamil Nadu 290-8 in 50 overs (M Shahrukh Khan 66, B Indrajith 45; Dhawal Kulkarni 3-45). Mumbai 236 in 46.4 overs (Shams Mulani 75, Sairaj Patil 42; M Siddharth 3-43, Washington 3-60). Tamil Nadu won by 54 runs.
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