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Daily Round up | Jan 29: Tamil Nadu march to SMAT final, Heat knock Strikes out of BBL


Tamil Nadu reached the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by defeating Rajasthan in the semi-finals by seven wickets, while in Australia, the Brisbane Heat knocked the Adelaide Strikers out of the Big Bash competition by handing a big defeat in the eliminator.

Here are the big news of the cricketing world that deserve your attention today

Tamil Nadu defeat Rajasthan to reach SMAT final

Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets in the first semifinal and booked a place in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy 2021. Arun Karthik and Dinesh Karthik made light work of the chase of 155 runs after Tamil Nadu were jolted early with the new ball. Arun Karthik remained unbeaten on a 54-ball-89 while Dinesh Karthik provided a finishing touch as Rajasthan got knocked out of the competitions.


Batting first, Rajasthan could muster only 154 as the right arm pacer M Mohammed scalped four wickets to derail the batting efforts by the team from northern India.

Heat knock Strikes out of Big Bash 2020-21

The batting trio of Joe Denly, Joe Burns, and Jimmy Pierson batted with assurance to hand the Brisbane Heat a place in the second qualifier of the Big Bash League this year. Chasing a paltry score of  131 runs, the Heat batsmen had to assure they didn't lose wickets, and the trio kept the team in the hunt by batting with control.


Earlier in the day, the leg-spinning duo of Mitchell Swepson and Marnus Labuschange clogged the Adelaide Strikers on the night of Eliminator as the men in blue could not manage to get back the momentum of the game in their favour.

Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah power Pakistan to 1-0 in Karachi

Pakistan defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the first Test in Karachi and took an unassailable 1-0 lead over the Proteas in the two-match Test series. Chasing a small target of 88 runs, Pakistan were off to a bad start but Babar Azam and Azhar Ali guided the team home.

Fawad Alam who had scored a splendid century in the first innings to help Pakistan take the lead was adjudged man of the match.


Earlier, spinners Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah made a mess of the South Africa batting line up and while the left-arm spinner finished with a fifer, leg spinner Yasir took a four-wicket haul.

ICC announces match officials for India-England Test series

The ICC has announced the list of match officials who will be officiating the first two Tests between India and England in Chennai. Due to covid-19 pandemic, ICC has decided to go in with the Indian umpires who are on the ICC international panel of umpires and it will give the opportunity to Nitin Menon, Virender Sharma, and Anil Chaudhary to debut in a Test match as on-field umpires.

 Former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the whole of the series.






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BBL10| Match Report: Cool and calm Jimmy Peirson takes Heat to the Knockout

Brisbane Heat wicket-keeper batsman and vice-captain Jimmy Peirson showed an exemplary sense of calm and composure as he scored an unbeaten 47 off 44 balls to take his team past the Adelaide Strikers by six wickets in a low scoring thriller at the Gabba. He was awarded Man of the Match for his match-winning performance. A chase as short as 131 got way more interesting than was expected of it as Heat lose two quick and important wickets of skipper Chris Lynn and Marnus Labuschagne, giving Strikers a chance to bring themselves into the context. Soon after, Sam Heazlett, who took Max Bryant’s place in the side was also dismissed cheaply to force Heat in a shell. Wes Agar, Michael Neser and Peter Siddle took the three wickets. It was then that Pierson joined Joe Denly and the duo constructed a rebuild fo the home team. The two of them put together 69 runs in 59 balls and took Heat to 92 in the 14th over before a rash shot from Denly saw him getting dismissed for 40. On the very next ball, Joe Burns was provided with life as he was dropped in the slips off Danny Briggs. But that was the last chance that the Heat gave strikers as they rushed away with the win soon after. Earlier in the evening, Strikers, contrary to belief, chose to field first after winning the toss. The decision didn’t turn out to be a great one as their openers couldn’t get on with the game and a slow wicket played its role in it as well, as most of the balls kept low. This meant that Strikers could get to only 45 runs in the eighth over. From there onwards, the wickets kept falling and Labuschagne was the destroyer in chief, picking up three wickets for 13 runs in his three overs, as Strikers could reach up to only 114 at the loss of seven wickets while in their 19th over. Hadn’t it been for Jon Wells’ three fours in the last over, reaching to 130 would also have been difficult for the Strikers at the end. With this win, Heat have now made it to the Knockout game of the Finals where they will face Sydney Thunder on 31st January at the Manuka Oval.

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Arun Karthik shines as Tamil Nadu makes consecutive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy finals

Arun Karthik, who returned to his original state of Tamil Nadu after biding his time at Puducherry for the last season, guided them to their second consecutive Syed Mushtaq Ali Final as they beat Rajasthan by seven wickets at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Motera. Tamil Nadu didn’t get off to a good start chasing 155, set up by the team from deserts. They lost two quick wickets and that too of the two in-form batsmen in Hari Nishant and Baba Aparajith for just 17 runs on the board in the fourth over. It was then that Karthik, 34, walked in to bat alongside Narayan Jagadeeshan. The two of them then started the rebuild process and added 53 in 38 balls before Jagadesshan was removed by Ravi Bishnoi off 28. Karthik then started the onslaught alongside the skipper Dinesh Karthik and from 69-3 in 10 overs, chased down the target, scoring the next 89 runs in just 52 balls. Arun scored an unbeaten 89 off 53 balls with the help of nine fours and three sixes. Earlier, after winning the toss, Rajasthan decided to bat first and even after a quick dismissal of opener BS Sharma, got off to a flyer courtesy their skipper Ashok Menaria’s counter-attacking innings. Menaria, 30, made 51 off 32. Arijit Gupta was his partner in crime as the duo added 83 for the fourth wicket. But they were helped amply by some very sloppy fielding on the part of the Tamil Nadu players as both Menaria and Gupta were dropped twice each before Arun Karthik finally caught one to dismiss Menaria. Karthik in total held on to four catches and was one of the key elements of Tamil Nadu’s success in the comeback that they made after the Menaria onslaught. Mohammed Mohammed was the pick of the bowlers for the Dinesh Karthik led side as he picked up 4/24 in the game. The Tamil Nadu team now awaits the winner of the second semi-final between Punjab and Baroda, which will take place later in the evening at the same venue.