Karthik stars in TN’s march Vs Bengal

Prasad RS / Dec 12, 2021, 03:57 IST

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Tamil Nadu delivered yet another comprehensive performance as they thrashed Bengal by 146 runs to make it three wins in-a-row at the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu delivered yet another comprehensive performance as they thrashed Bengal by 146 runs to make it three wins in-a-row at the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
Dinesh Karthik’s top effort of 87 helped Tamil Nadu score 295-8 before medium-pacer R Silambarasan’s (4-28) show with the ball dismissed Bengal for 149.
If Karthik and Baba Indrajith’s (64, 4x4, 1x6) 105-run stand for the fourth wicket laid the platform for Tamil Nadu’s innings, the performance of M Shahrukh Khan (32, 12 balls, 2x4, 3x6) and J Kousik (50, 31 balls, 3x4, 4x6) made sure the side had a superb finish. Karthik arrived at the crease with Tamil Nadu at 55 for 3 in the 18th over. Karthik and Indrajith added 105 for the fourth wicket to steady Tamil Nadu’s innings. On a wicket which was assisting the bowlers, the two chose to play risk-free cricket. By the time Indrajith was dismissed --- Tamil Nadu were 160-4 in the 38th over. Karthik, cautious to start with, began to take his chances once he got set. The arrival of Kousik upped Tamil Nadu’s run-rate as he added 74 for the fifth wicket with Karthik in 51 deliveries.
Karthik departed in the 46th over with Tamil Nadu’s total reading 234-5. From thereon, Shahrukh Khan and Kousik took over with their blistering 56-run partnership in just 18 deliveries that changed the complexion of the game.

In the second half, a majority of Bengal’s top-order got off to starts but they couldn’t go on to convert them into something substantial. Tamil Nadu’s pacers Sandeep Warrier (2-30) and Silambarasan kept a tight leash on the Bengal batsmen. The two were well-supported by the slow-ball bowlers --- Washington Sundar (1-16), M Siddharth (1-31) and Sai Sudharsan (1-4). For Bengal, Abhishek Das top-scored with 30.
Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 295-8 in 50 overs (Dinesh Karthik 87, B Indrajith 64, J Kousik 50, M Shahrukh Khan 32; Mukesh Kumar 3-71, Akash Deep 3-64). Bengal 149 in 39.1 overs (Abhishek Das 30; Silambarasan 4-28, Sandeep Warrier 2-30). Tamil Nadu won by 146 runs

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