Chennai: Tamil Nadu Defense Champion Rode Top Knock from Opener N Jagousesan (67, 6×4, 3×6) and Skipper Vijay Shankar (59 no, 3×4, 4×6) to defeat Punjab by seven goals in their elite group, a Clash of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 in Lucknow on Tuesday.
The victory helped Mr.
TN made the quarter-finals even though finishing on the same points as Maharashtra (16 points) in groups thanks to better head-to-head records when they beat the last in the league phase.
In the game that must be won, TN expelled the target of 146 against Punjab with 17 spare balls.
After losing the opening day of Nishaanth (8) and no.
3 Baba Aparajith (3) early, Jagousesan and Vijay Shankar took the center stage with their 105-run stand for the third goal that arrived in 69 shipments.
While Jagousesan was his smooth, Vijay Shankar time to leave.
When their partnership grew up, both of them started playing the big shot.
Duo lifted 50 on Overs 7.5 overs and 100 at 13 ended.
“The target is complicated.
Gawi was slow and made shots not easy.
While we took their bowler because the innings were held — carefully carried out against the spinner left arm Harpreet Brar which bent a very good spell..
This must be wrong One most satisfying knock for me in the last few times, “said Vijay Shankar to Ti.
When Jagsesan were dismissed at 17 years, TN was only 10 of everything wrapped around.
Shankar and M Shahrukh Khan (7 N.O) ensured TN crossed the finish line on the 1st.
Shankar felt his bowler came forward in the first round of playing.
“Our bowler does a good job to limit them to 145 for 6.
We continue to take the goal periodically and affect their level of assessment,” Shankar said.
Gurkeater Mann (43 N.O., 2×4, 2×6) and Opener Shubman Gill (34, 5×4) is the main contributor to Punjab.
While Prabhsimran Singh (18) and Abhishek Sharma (19) down to start, they cannot turn it into something substantial.
For TN, Pacer Sandeep Warrier Shone with 2 for 20 while the left arm spinner R Sai Kishore returned with number 1 for 20.
Brief scores: Punjab 145-6 in 20 overs (GurkEnat Mann 43 no, Shubman Gill 34; Warrier 2- 20).
Tamil Nadu 148-3 at 17.1 Overs (n Jagousesan 67, Vijay Shankar 59 N.O.).
Tamil Nadu Wins by 7 Wickets