Himachal stun mighty TN for maiden title

Himachal players after their win in the final yesterday. Pic/BCCI

The hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reached its zenith in cricket, with a stunning 11-run victory over mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.

Youngster Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu under the VJD method to win their first-ever domestic one-day championship.

Chasing 315, Himachal, who were playing their maiden Vijay Hazare final, responded in style with the wicketkeeper-batter making a fine 136 not out with 13 fours and one six.

With Himachal 299-4 in 47.3 overs, and needing 16 off 15 balls, bad light suspended play at 5pm, before Himachal were declared winners under the VJD Method. TN's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain Dinesh Karthik smashed an entertaining 103-ball 116.

Brief scores
TN 314 all-out in 49.4 overs (D Karthik 116, Indrajith 80; P Jaiswal 4-59, R Dhawan 3-62) lost to Himachal 299-4 in 47.3 overs (S Arora 136', A Kumar 74; B Aparajith 1-45) by 11 runs (VJD method)

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