Defending champions Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha chased down totals in their respective matches to move into the semifinals of the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. While Tamil Nadu's batting clicked to hunt down a target of 182 with five wickets in hand against Kerala at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Vidarbha rattled Rajasthan and then chased down 85 comfortably to secure a nine-wicket win at the Air Force Ground in Palam.
In the semifinals on November 20, Tamil Nadu will now meet Hyderabad while Vidarbha will face Karnataka.
In chasing 182, N Jagadeesan fell early. Hari Nishanth added 32 runs with Sai Sudharsan added 32 runs as Tamil Nadu reached 58 runs at the end of power-play. Post power-play, Nishanth fell for a 22-ball 32. But that didn't deter Tamil Nadu as Sudharsan hit seven fours in his 31-ball 46 and was also involved in a 57-run stand with skipper Vijay Shankar (33 off 26 balls). After the duo fell, Sanjay Yadav made a handy 32 off 22 balls in company of Shahrukh Khan, who hit two sixes in his unbeaten 19 off 9. The chase was finished off with a six over cow corner by M Mohammed as four batters from the side crossed the 30-run mark.
