Manish Pandey stars as K’taka beat Bengal to reach semi-finals

Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey first got a brilliant direct hit to take their match against Bengal into Super Over and then hit a massive six to steer Karnataka into the semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Thursday.

It was one of the best thrillers of National T20 meet in recent times with both teams locked at 160 each after 20 overs. Karnataka scored the required six runs with four Super Over deliveries to spare.

In a debatable decision, skipper Sudeep Chatterjee sent an off-colour Kaif Ahmed along with Ritwik Roy Chowdhury in the Super Over. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu defeated Kerala by five wickets to reach the semi-finals. Contributions from B Sai Sudharsan (46, 31 balls), captain Vijay Shankar (33) and R Sanjay Yadav (32) helped the defending champions chase down Kerala's 181 for 4 in 20 overs.

Earlier, a blistering 26-ball 65 by Vishnu Vinod helped Kerala overcame a slow start to score a formidable total despite skipper Sanju Samson's (0) failure. In other match, Tilak Varma's quick-fire 75 and an impressive show by the bowlers helped Hyderabad beat Gujarat by 30 runs.

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