Arun Karthik guides TN into Mushtaq Ali final

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KB Arun Karthik led Tamil Nadu into their second successive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final with an unbeaten 89-run knock that shaped their seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan in the first semi-final, here on Friday.

Arun Karthik's 89-run partnership with skipper Dinesh Karthik (26 not out) meant that Tamil Nadu overhauled the 155-run target with eight balls to spare.

TN had lost the summit clash by just one run to Karnataka last year.

Rajasthan's decision to bat first at the Sardar Patel Stadium backfired as Tamil Nadu restricted them to a sub-par 154-9 despite skipper Ashok Menaria's 51 off 32 balls.