Shahrukh Khan shines as Tamil Nadu outclass Mumbai

Shahrukh Khan

Big-hitting batter M Shahrukh Khan starred with a blistering 66 off 35 balls as Tamil Nadu started their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day cricket tournament with a superb 54-run win over defending champions Mumbai in an Elite Group B match here on Wednesday.

Sent in to bat by Mumbai skipper Shams Mulani, Tamil Nadu got off to a quick start with newbie B Sai Sudharsan (24 off 24 balls, 4 fours) and captain N Jagadeesan (20) laying the groundwork for a big score. The entry of Shahrukh changed the complexion of the game. He simply tore into the Mumbai attack and clobbered five big sixers in his innings (66, 35 balls, 6x4, 5x6) as the opposition attack wilted under the onslaught.

Mumbai's response got off to poor start with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (5) and Armaan Jaffer (9) falling early to Sandeep Warrier (1-49) and R Silambarasan (1-40). The team's crisis man Siddhesh Lad hit two fours and a six in his knock of 16 but fell to the left-arm spin of R Sai Kishore (2-35 in 9 overs).

Mumbai slipped to 107-5 in the 29th over and only a fighting knock of 75 by Mulani (100 balls, 6x4, 1x6) saved the team from an annihilation. Washington (3-60) and left-arm spinner M Siddharth (3-43 in 10 overs) ensured that the Mumbai innings was cleaned up in the 47th over.

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Brief scores
TN 290-8 in 50 overs (Shahrukh 66, Indrajith 45; D Kulkarni 3-45) bt Mumbai 236-10 in 46.4 overs (S Mulani 75, S Patil 42; W Sundar 3-60, M Siddharth 3-43) by 54 runs

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