Complete
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023, 1st semi final, Rajkot, Dec 13th, 2023

Haryana

(49.6 ov) 293/7

Tamil Nadu

(47.1 ov) 230/10

Complete Haryana won by 63 runs

0.5
T Natarajan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, plays inside the line and lets this short of length delivery pass. Actually played at it and pulled away bat inside last second
0.4
T Natarajan to Ankit Kumar, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ankit dabs to third man. Slip has been removed
0.3
T Natarajan to Ankit Kumar, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Ankit defends to mid-wicket
0.2
T Natarajan to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, full and down leg, Yuvraj glances it to fine leg
0.1
T Natarajan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Nattu starts with a slip. Length delivery on the stumps, defended
Yuvraj Singh and Ankit Kumar are at the crease. Yuvraj Singh is on strike. T Natarajan will open the attack
Dinesh Karthik | Tamil Nadu captain: We would have batted first as well. Usual Rajkot surface, plenty of runs in it. We have been playing good cricket. We will try and do as well as we can with the ball first up. Proud of the kind of cricket we have played in white-ball cricket, we have been consistent. One cghange, Nidhish Rajagopal makes way for Hari Nishaanth.
Ashok Menaria | Haryana captain: We wil bat first. Pitch looks good, so we want to bat. We have the confidence of doing well in the previous games. We got to play well today. Chahal is gone for national duty.
Pitch report: Same pitch where 383 was scored in the pre-quarterfinal. Good for batting, so win the toss, put runs on the board. Spoke to the groundsmen and the word is that dew will not be a big factor so the pitch is expected to stay good throughout.
Teams:
Tamil Nadu (Playing XI): Baba Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishanth, Baba Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shahrukh Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Manimaran Siddharth, Varun Chakaravarthy, T Natarajan
Haryana (Playing XI): Yuvraj Singh, Ankit Kumar, Himanshu Rana, Ashok Menaria(c), Nishant Sindhu, Rohit Parmod Sharma(w), Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Harshal Patel, Amit Rana, Anshul Kamboj
Haryana have won the toss and have opted to bat
Good afternoon everyone! Unbeaten Haryana are up against Tamil Nadu, who are regulars in white-ball knockouts. Haryana are hunting for their maiden Vijay Hazare title, while Tamil Nadu are pushing for their sixth crown. TN have been in the final thrice since 2016-17, but they fell short at the last hurdle in their last two attempts so they will be keen on improving that record.
Squads:
Tamil Nadu Squad: Baba Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, Baba Indrajith, Nidhish Rajagopal, Vijay Shankar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shahrukh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Varun Chakaravarthy, T Natarajan, Sandeep Warrier, Sonu Yadav, Pradosh Paul, Kuldeep Sen
Haryana Squad: Yuvraj Singh, Ankit Kumar, Himanshu Rana, Ashok Menaria(c), Nishant Sindhu, Rohit Parmod Sharma(w), Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Harshal Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aman Kumar, Amit Rana, Kapil Hooda, Mayank Shandilya