Baroda face Tamil Nadu in final

Baroda rode on skipper Kedar Devdhar's fighting 64 and bowlers' impressive show to beat Punjab by 25 runs and enter the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, here on Friday.

They will take Tamil Nadu who got the better of Rajasthan by seven wickets earlier in the day.

The final is slated played on Sunday ary 31.

Put into bat at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Baroda posted a competitive 160 for 3 and then restricted Punjab to 135 for 8.

It was Arun Karthik's unbeaten 89 of f just 54 balls propelled Tamil Nadu to their second successive final.

An 89-run partnership between Karthik (9x4s, 3x6s) and captain Dinesh Karthik (26 off 17, 3x4s) for the fourth wicket helped Tamil Nadu chase down a target with eight balls to spare. Rajasthan scored 154 for nine wickets in 20 overs and Tamil Nadu overhauled the target and finished at 158 for three wickets in 18.4 overs.

Brief scores

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Rajasthan 154-9 lost to Tamil Nadu 158-3; Baroda 160-3 bt Punjab 135-8