Shahrukh Khan’s heroic last-ball six clinches Syed Mushtaq Ali title for Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
Karnataka had posted 151 for 7 in the final in Delhi
It came down to five runs needed off the last ball in the final of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Nothing less than a big hit across the ropes was needed for Tamil Nadu to clinch the trophy and M. Shahrukh Khan did just that, smashing the ball over deep square leg off Karnataka left-arm seamer Prateek Jain.
A delirious Shahrukh charged towards his team-mates the moment the ball left the bat, as Tamil Nadu took the trophy for the second consecutive time.
Sixteen runs were needed off the final over when R. Sai Kishore took strike. A lucky boundary off the first ball, to third man, brought it down to 12 off 5 balls. Shahrukh trusted his partner enough in handing him the strike when a single was on offer. But crucially, Shahrukh, considered to be one of the best finishers in domestic cricket, ensured he had the strike when it mattered the most.