Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan on Tuesday (December 21) played a blistering knock against Karnakata in the second quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22. He came out to bat at number seven and smashed unbeaten 79 runs off 39 deliveries as Tamil Nadu post a total of 354/8.
The Vijay Shankar-led side was 290/8 in 46 overs and Shahrukh gave them a terrific finish; adding 64 runs in the last four overs. Batting at a strike rate of 202.56, he hit 7 fours and 6 sixes in his impressive innings.
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In reply, Karnataka could only manage 203 runs and got bowled out in 39 overs to lose the match by 151 runs. Tamil Nadu advanced to the semi-final which will be played on December 24.
Shahrukh's explosive batting was trending on social media as Twitterati couldn't stop praising him. They believe with IPL 2022 mega-auction coming up, we could see fierce bidding for him among the franchises.
Earlier this year, Tamil Nadu became champions of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2021-22 after beating Karnataka in the final. It was Shahrukh's last-ball six which had sealed the match for his team in a 152-run chase.
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