Published 16:33 IST, October 24th 2019
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019: A recap of Tamil Nadu's journey to the final
Tamil Nadu defeated Gujarat by 5 wickets in the semi-final. Tamil Nadu will now face Karnataka in the final scheduled for Oct 25 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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After Tamil Nu’s thumping win over Gujarat in second semi-final, Dinesh Karthik-led side extended ir winning streak to 10 wins in ongoing Vijay Hazare tournament. 18th edition started last month in Dehrun when Nagaland took on Manipur in a rain-affected abandoned game. Tamil Nu will w go up against Karnataka for title clash on October 25 at M. Chinnaswamy Stium in Bengaluru.
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Tamil Nu – A ro to final
Tamil Nu was only unbeaten side in Elite Group C points table, winning all nine of ir matches. y opened ir campaign in style as y defeated Rajasthan in ir first game of ongoing 18th edition. y followed it up with a huge 212-run win over Services, dismissing m for just 82 in ir unsuccessful run-chase.
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After an impressive start to tournament, Tamil Nu went on to register victories over Bihar, Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura and Railways to consolidate ir position at top of standings. In match against Mhya Presh that followed, Abhinav Mukund’s solid 147 at top helped Tamil Nu post a huge 360-4 in ir 50 overs. Mhya Presh n faltered in ir chase to handover Tamil Nu ir second 200+ run victory in 2019 edition. ir semi-final clash against Gujarat was reduced to a 40-overs match due to wet outfield. dampening conditions did t halt Tamil Nu’s rampant run as y defeated Parthiv Patel-led side by 5 wickets and one over to spare.
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By remaining only unbeaten team in tournament, Tamil Nu will be looking to end ir campaign on a high te as y chase ir sixth Vijay Hazare title. last time y won tournament was during India’s 2016-17 domestic season when Dinesh Karthik’s batting exploits won m several matches in that edition.
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15:34 IST, October 24th 2019