Jaipur: Rajasthan shocked formidable Tamil Nadu by six wickets to launch their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group-D campaign on a rousing note at the Narendra Modi Stadium B-Ground in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Player-of-the-match Deepak Hooda smashed an undefeated 76 off just 36 balls as Rajasthan chased down 169 runs in 16.3 overs. The new vice-captain hammered six fours and as many sixes to steer his team to a thumping win.The No. 3 batter added 60 runs for the third wicket with Mahipal Lomror (17) and 49 for the fourth wicket with Kartik Sharma (35: 17b, 1×4, 4×6). Teenage sensation Kartik tore into left-arm spinner Sai Kishore with 16 runs off just three balls. Opener Shubham Garhwal gave the innings a flying start with 22-ball 32, laced with four boundaries and a couple of sixes.Earlier, decision to bat first backfired as Tamil Nadu reduced to 89 for six. A 32-run seventh wicket partnership between Sonu Yadav (43*) and R Rajkumar (17) steadied the ship. Thereafter Sonu and skipper Varun Chakravarthy (11) added 30 runs for the eighth wicket as TN reached 169 for 8 in 20 overs.Rajasthan medium-pacer Ashok Sharma grabbed 3 for 40, while skipper and left-arm spinner Manav Suthar scalped 2 for 22. Seamer Kamlesh Nagarkoti took 1 for 33.Brief ScoresTamil Nadu: 169/8 in 20 overs (Sonu Yadav 43 not out, N Jagadeesan 29; Ashok Sharma 4/40, Manav Suthar 2/22) lost to Rajasthan: 170/4 in 16.3 overs (Deepak Hooda 76 not out, Kartik Sharma 36; T Natarajan 2/16) by 6 wickets.Rajasthan: 4 points; Tamil Nadu: 0.
Deepak Hooda hits unbeaten 76, Ashok Sharma bags 3 wickets as Rajasthan upset Tamil Nadu by 6 wkts in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy opener | Jaipur News
