Joy for Karnataka, Heartbreak for Tamil Nadu in a Humdinger
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Dipak Ragav Surat Just like the IPL final earlier in the year, a team in blue pre vailed over a team in yellow by one run as Karnataka de feated Tamil Nadu to retain its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy crown in an exciting climax at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadi um on Sunday. This is Karna taka’s second title of the sea son after the Vijay Hazare Trophy in October and gave skipper Manish Pandey, who is getting married on Monday, a perfect wedding gift. In the IPL summit clash, Mumbai Indians had pipped Chennai Super Kings by a sol itary run. Chasing 181 and needing 13 Having the last laugh: Karnataka edged out Tamil Nadu in a thriller. * VIJAY SONEJI Turning point: Vijay Shankar’s run out proved decisive in the final analysis. * VIJAY SONEJI off the last over, R. Ashwin close to the target before Apa bowling with its trump card — ed the same but the bowler smashed K. Gowtham for two same over when he ran off a rajith holed out to longon at offspinner R. Ashwin — who outsmarted him by pulling SCOREBOARD boundaries off the first two misfield and could have been the start of the 18th over. was assigned the tough task back the length and having balls but the offspinner came run out had Washington’s of keeping the Karnataka the India opener caught at Karnataka: K.L. Rahul c M. Ash Tamil Nadu bowling: R. Ashwin (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb3, back strongly in the last four For TN, the openers failed throw been a bit more power openers, K.L. Rahul and Dev longon. The wily offspinner win b R. Ashwin 22 (15b, 2x4, 40342, Natarajan 40300, w1): 4; Total (for six wkts. in 20 deliveries. to provide the blazing start it ful and on target at the bow 1x6), Devdutt Padikkal b Wash Washington 40281, M. Ash overs): 179. dutt Padikkal, in check. The had Mayank Agarwal caught Vijay Shankar was run out needed before Washington ler’s end. ington 32 (23b, 3x4, 2x6), May win 30332, Sai Kishore 10 two looked watchful and took and bowled off the very next Fall of wickets: 126 (Nishaanth, off the fifth ball while going Sundar and Dinesh Karthik Karnataka shifted gears in ank Agarwal c & b R. Ashwin 0 50, Siddharth 20240, Vijay calculated risks, with Rahul delivery. 2.6), 237 (Shahrukh, 4.1), 376 for a second run and M. Ash steadied things with a 39run the 15th over when Kadam (1b), Manish Pandey (not out) Shankar 20210. (Karthik, 8.6), 480 (Washing hitting Ashwin for a couple of win failed to connect proper stand. However, two quick Pandey and Rohan Kadam and Pandey took 17 off M. 60 (45b, 4x4, 2x6), Rohan Tamil Nadu: M. Shahrukh Khan ton, 9.6), 5151 (Aparajith, 17.1), boundaries and Padikkal ly when his team needed wickets by J. Suchith and ensured that Karnataka did Siddharth’s over before the Kadam c Natarajan b M. Ashwin c Suchith b Gopal 16 (11b, 3x4), 6178 (Vijay Shankar, 19.5). flicking leftarm pacer Natara 35 (28b, 5x4), Karun Nair c three off the final delivery. Gowtham put the skids on the not lose its way in the middle former stroked Vijay Shankar C. Hari Nishaanth c Pandey b Karnataka bowling: More 40 chase. jan for a six over squareleg. overs, stringing together a 65 Natarajan b M. Ashwin 17 (8b, More 14 (12b, 3x4), Washington From 80 for four in the for three boundaries in the 1x4, 1x6); Extras (lb5, w9): 14; 322, Gowtham 40311, run partnership for the Sundar b Gowtham 24 (19b, 10th over, Vijay Shankar (44, Earlier, after being asked to next over. Total (for five wkts. in 20 Koushik 40380, Gopal 40 bat, Pandey led from the Wily Ashwin fourth wicket. 2x4), Dinesh Karthik st. Rahul b 371, Suchith 40381. 27b, 5x4) and B. Aparajith Despite Tamil Nadu pulling overs): 180. Suchith 20 (16b, 3x4), B. Apa front with an unbeaten 60 (40, 25b, 1x4, 3x6) were in In the fifth over, Rahul Pandey started with a six things back in the final four Fall of wickets: 139 (Rahul, 4.2 rajith c Pandey b More 40 (25b, Toss: Tamil Nadu. volved in a 71run stand for (45b, 4x4, 2x6) to help Karna stepped down and sent Ash and a four off legspinner M. overs, conceding just 34, it overs), 239 (Mayank, 4.3), 387 1x4, 3x6), Vijay Shankar run out Karnataka won by one run to the fifth wicket off just 7.1 ov taka post 180 for five. win soaring over longon for a Ashwin over longon. He en proved enough for Karnata (Devdutt, 9.5), 4152 (Rohan, 44 (27b, 5x4), R. Ashwin (not retain the Syed Mushtaq Ali ers. The two took Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu opened the six. Off the next, he attempt joyed a slice of luck in the ka. Just enough. 17.3), 5180 (Karun, 19.6). out) 16 (9b, 3x4), M. Ashwin Trophy. BCCI to pursue relaxation in conflict of interest clause Ganguly reveals Results in the deferment of appointment of Cricket Advisory Committee don’t know where we will fin suspicious approach AGM ish. The conflict issue stops Amol Karhadkar us from everything, to get in Mushtaq Ali Trophy MUMBAI good people and keep them for longer and to stop them Special Correspondent With the Board of Control for complaints. Chennai has from doing other things is ve Mumbai Cricket in India (BCCI) decid suspended its two ry difficult.” ing to pursue relaxation in With two of the four franchises. the conflict of interest (COI) The conflict of interest prominent intraState T20 “It’s very hard to stop clause for the involvement of clause inserted in the BCCI leagues facing a corruption tournaments on the basis former cricketers in adminis rulebook, forced by the apex crisis, BCCI president of who gets approached. trative and technical capaci court, resulted in all the Sourav Ganguly revealed Even in Syed Mushtaq Ali, I ty, it has resulted in the 88th three members of the then that the Syed Mushtaq Ali was told that one of the Annual General Meeting highprofile CAC — Ganguly, Trophy T20 championship players got approached. (AGM) deferring the appoint V.V.S. Laxman and Sachin too had an incident of a “That’s not wrong. ment of the Cricket Advisory Tendulkar — resigning. player reporting a What’s wrong is what you Committee (CAC). Their successors, who suspicious approach to the do after getting The delay in appointing were acting on an interim ba anticorruption unit. approached, whether it’s the CAC will mean that the sis, also tendered their resig right or wrong. fate of the senior National se nations recently, with Kapil Dealt with “In some of these cases, lection panel will continue to Dev, Aunshuman Gaekwad Asked whether the the teams seem to be hang in the balance, at least and Shanta Rangaswamy allegations of corruption in involved, so we are dealing for a few more days. stepping down from their the Karnataka Premier with it. We have to get the “The conflict clause stops posts. League and Tamil Nadu Anticorruption (systems) everyone, A to Z it stops eve Even the Committee of Ad Premier League are of right.” ryone. It has got former ministrators (CoA), in its last concern to the BCCI, Contrary to Ganguly’s cricketers and former admi status report, had recom Ganguly said: “We have statement, the TNPL nistrators also. mended to the Supreme dealt with it. We have corruption scandal hasn’t “That is why we can’t Court relaxation in the con spoken to the respective resulted in the suspension make the CAC, we can’t make flict clause. State associations. As you of an individual or a team. proper selectors,” said BCCI know, KPL is on hold now. Besides, the T20 Mumbai’s president Sourav Ganguly af Fate uncertain “Then there is one in second season had a ter chairing the first AGM in The delay in CAC’s appoint da have served four years as role for three years. Chennai, one in Saurashtra reported approach to a three years. ment will mean the fate of selectors, while the other According to the revised and one in Mumbai. senior player for under “We are going back to the M.S.K. Prasad’s selection three — Sarandeep Singh, Ja rules, no individual can be a Saurashtra and Mumbai performing during the All set: Sourav Ganguly arrives at the BCCI office for the court for all these clarifica committee remains uncer tin Paranjpe and Devang selector for more than five haven’t seen any knockouts. board’s AGM. * PTI tions because some of these I tain. Prasad and Gagan Kho Gandhi — have been in the years. Root, Burns Pakistan staring at big defeat Lastgasp win for Leicester; United frustrated hit centuries Reuters Visitors 39 for three after Australia enforces followon Inter moves to the top of Serie A after Juventus trips against Sassuolo WELLINGTON United 2 (Heaton 42og, Linde Joe Root ended a poor run PAKISTAN IN AUS EURO LEAGUES lof 64) drew with Aston Villa 2 of form when he scored his Agence France-Presse Reuters (Grealish 11, Mings 66).