SMAT | Tamil Nadu finally gets it act together with a win against Tripura

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Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeesan successful  enactment   during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer  against Tripura astatine  the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected  Thursday, December 04, 2025.

Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeesan successful enactment during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer against Tripura astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected Thursday, December 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Sai Kishore’s maiden T20 50 (87 n.o., 39b, 3x4, 8x6) and skipper Jagadeesan’s 49-ball 83 (6x4, 4x6) helped Tamil Nadu station 204 for 5 and unafraid a 61-run triumph against Tripura successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group-D 5th circular astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium present connected Thursday.

After Tamil Nadu was reduced to 26 for 4 successful the sixth over, the brace added 119 disconnected 67 for the 4th wicket. Sai Kishore deed 3 sixes disconnected pacer Indrajit Debnath successful the last implicit — implicit heavy backward quadrate (pull), long-on, and heavy extra-cover. Jagadeesan went 6-4-6-4 against off-spinner Viki Saha — down the way implicit long-on, done cover, slog-swept to heavy midwicket, and swept to heavy backward square-leg.

Tamil Nadu's Sai Kishore successful  enactment   during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer  against Tripura astatine  the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected  Thursday, December 04, 2025.

Tamil Nadu's Sai Kishore successful enactment during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer against Tripura astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected Thursday, December 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Powered by Priyansh Arya (62, 33b, 2x4, 6x6), Ayush Badoni (53, 35b, 4x4, 2x6), skipper Nitish Rana (46 n.o., 28b, 2x4, 4x6), and Tejasvi Dahiya (53 n.o., 19b, 3x4, 5x6), Delhi piled connected 232 for 3 and bushed Karnataka by 45 runs. Priyansh deed each his sixes successful the ‘V’ down the ground, 4 of them coming disconnected leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal.

Despite valiant efforts from Devdutt Padikkal (62, 38b, 8x4, 2x6) and R. Smaran (72, 38b, 3x4, 6x6), the inquire was ever 1 measurement up for Karnataka.

Delhi's Ayush Badoni successful  enactment   during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer  against Karnataka astatine  the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected  Thursday, December 04, 2025.

Delhi's Ayush Badoni successful enactment during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer against Karnataka astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected Thursday, December 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Badoni returned a career-best 4 for 12 with his off-spin. He picked up 3 wickets successful the 19th over, arsenic Karnataka’s batters — retired of options by the extremity — could bash small much than slog. Smaran edged his attempted heave to abbreviated 3rd man, portion Pravin Dubey and Shreyas Gopal holed retired successful the deep.

After claiming 2 for 22, Rajasthan pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti turned finisher against Saurashtra. Chasing a humble 146, helium remained unbeaten connected 37 (32b, 1x4, 3x6) arsenic Rajasthan got location by 2 wickets.

Delhi's Priyansh Arya successful  enactment   during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer  against Karnataka astatine  the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected  Thursday, December 04, 2025.

Delhi's Priyansh Arya successful enactment during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket lucifer against Karnataka astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, connected Thursday, December 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

With 17 needed disconnected the past over, helium sliced the archetypal shot (after a wide) implicit heavy constituent for a six disconnected leg-spinner Yuvraj Chudasama, and with six needed disconnected two, helium clobbered the winning six conscionable implicit the heavy extra-cover fielder.

Pacer Ashok Sharma was adjudged the Player-of-The-Match for his all-round effort — 4 for 20, and an unbeaten 15 disconnected 7 with 2 captious sixes.

Published - December 04, 2025 08:24 p.m. IST

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