Nalkande baggage 4 in 4, however Karnataka clinch slender win to go into last
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2021-11-20 17:57:54
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1950s from Rohan Kadam and Manish Pandey ensured Karnataka had sufficient to shield in spite of an excellent last over from the seamer
Karnataka 176 for 7 (Kadam 87, Pandey 54, Nalkande 4-28, Lalit 2-36) beat Vidarbha 172 for six (Taide 32, Satish 31, Cariappa 2-27) by way of 4 runs
Darshan Nalkande took 4 wickets in 4 balls, however the right-arm seamer’s history-making effort used to be no longer sufficient to push Vidarbha previous Karnataka in the second one semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Karnataka will now tackle Tamil Nadu in a re-match of the 2019 last, on November 22.
Nalkande’s four-wicket burst got here within the last over of Karnataka’s innings, holding them to 176 for 7. Vidarbha made a just right fist of the chase, however have been taking part in catch-up within the last phases, and ultimately ended at 172 for six.
Karnataka’s general used to be constructed round Rohan Kadam‘s competitive 87 on the best of the order. It used to be Kadam’s 9th T20 fifty in handiest his twenty seventh innings. He used to be the principle motive force in a gap stand of 132 that took up 15.1 overs, in partnership with captain Manish Pandey, who made a quite sedate 54 (42 balls) on the different finish.
Kadam reached his fifty off 36 balls, and remained competitive after that, ultimately falling to Lalit Yadav after a 56-ball innings that used to be laced with seven fours and 4 sixes.
Abhinav Manohar, who made his debut this season and used to be taking part in handiest his 3rd recreation, gave Karnataka impetus on the dying with a 13-ball 27 after coming in at No.3, and the workforce used to be on 175 for three after 19 overs, with Manohar off strike. He ultimately were given strike handiest at the 5th ball, when he changed into Nalkande’s fourth sufferer. Nalkande had Aniruddha Joshi hooking to brief positive leg, then wicketkeeper BR Sharath stuck in the back of whilst having a look to scoop, and finished the hat-trick with J Suchith holing out to deep sq. leg off a pull shot. He made it 4 in 4 when Manohar, who crossed and took strike subsequent ball, spliced a best edge to hide.
It supposed Karnataka completed about 10 runs wanting what they could have anticipated to, however the bowlers nonetheless had a sizeable rating to shield.
Vidarbha started neatly, with the 21-year-old Atharva Taide sporting on his just right shape, smashing 32 off 16 on the best of the order. Taide set the tone by way of taking 15 runs off the primary 5 balls of the chase, however thriller spinner KC Cariappa, presented within the 3rd over, made the step forward, having Taide stuck by way of Pandey to go away Vidarbha 43 for 1 in 5 overs.
Whilst Vidarbha’s best order persevered to make begins, none of them stayed on and gave the innings impetus as Kadam had accomplished for Karnataka, and even saved one finish ticking as Pandey had accomplished. Each and every unmarried batter within the best seven were given into double figures, however Taide’s 32 used to be the best possible rating.
Karnataka’s bowlers saved putting frequently, and the desired charge continuously crept up. Akshay Karnewar and Apoorv Wankhade introduced a glimpse of revival with a 41-run sixth-wicket stand in 4.2 overs, however Karnewar fell to the primary ball of the overall over, having confronted as much as Vidyadhar Patil with 14 runs wanted. Karnewar hit two sixes and a 4 in his 12-ball 22, and along with his wicket, the out of doors likelihood Vidarbha had of storming to victory receded. Patil saved issues tight thru the remainder of the overall over, and a last-ball 4 from Wankhade handiest served to slender Vidarbha’s margin of defeat.
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