VIDEO: Shahrukh Khan Smashes Last Ball Six To Win The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy For Tamil Nadu

In the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka contested in an evenly fought contest which was ultimately won by the defending champions Tamil Nadu. However, this wouldn't have been possible without the upcoming & promising 26-year-old Sharukh Khan's match-winning performance. 

Tamil Nadu, while chasing 152 in 20 overs, were struggling at 95/4 in 15.2 overs, requiring another 57 runs in 28 balls. Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper N Jagadeesan 41 runs off 46 balls but apart from him none of the batters looked to stay at the crease.

Moreover, KC Cariappa picked up 2 back-to-back wickets in the 16th over. However, then came the Punjab Kings' prodigy, Shahrukh Khan. He played an unbeaten knock of 33 runs off 15 balls with 1 four & 3 sixes. On the last ball of the match, Tamil Nadu required 5 runs to win their second consecutive SMAT title. 

Prateek Jain, who was bowling the last over from the Karnataka side, tried to bowl a yorker on the last ball. However, he didn't get his length right and the ball ended up being a half volley for the batter. Shahrukh Khan flicked it over square leg for a six. The whole Tamil Nadu squad was ecstatic at this moment as they couldn't believe what had taken place on the ground. 

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With this, Tamil Nadu has now become the team with the most SMAT titles (3). Karnataka were dominating the game until the last few moments when Shahrukh arrived at the crease and took the game away from Karnataka's grasp. Shahrukh was also awarded the Player Of The Match title for this match-winning performance.