Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 | Twitter reacts as Shahrukh Khan's last-ball six seals Tamil Nadu's third title win

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With five needed of the last ball, Shahrukh Khan smashed Prateek Jain for a soaring six over square leg to hand Tamil Nadu a thrilling four-wicket win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 final on Monday. It was Tamil Naduā€™s third title win, which is the most for any team in competitionā€™s history.

Shahrukh Khan walked in to bat after Tamil Nadu lost key wickets of skipper Vijay Shankar and N Jagadeesan off successive balls in the 16th over, with the team needing 57 off 28 during their run-chase of 152 against Karnataka in Delhi on Monday.

The right-hander didnā€™t get much support from other end, and kept finding crucial boundaries while rotating the strike to bring the equation down to 16 off 6. R Sai Kishore, whoā€™d bagged 3/12 from his four overs earlier in the day, managed to edge one over short third-man for a four, and a couple of wides thereafter ensured that it came down to five required off the final ball.

Prateek Jain, the left-arm quick, missed his length not by much as he aimed for a yorker on Shahrukhā€™s pads, and the batsman was good enough to launch it deep over square leg. He finished 33* off 15, with a four and three sixes.

Earlier, Karnataka rode on Abhinav Manoharā€™s 46 and Praveen Dubeyā€™s 33 to finish 151/7 after being sent in to bat.

It was Tamil Naduā€™s second straight title win, their third overall across 14 editions.

TAMIL NADU WINS!

WINNING MOMENT







BIG MAN!

WOWWW!!

REMEMBER THE NAME!

WHAT A FINISH!

AUCTION!

ANOTHER YELLOW!

CHAMPIONS!

WHAT A MATCH!

SHAHRUKH KHAN!

YELLOW LOVE!

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