Kar vs vid

Karnataka edged past Vidarbha by four runs in a thrilling second semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday. After half-centuries from Rohan Kadam (87 off 56 balls) and captain Manish Pandey (54 off 42 balls) propelled Karnataka to 176/7 in 20 overs, Vidarbha threatened to chase down the total but were unable to get 14 off the final over. Karnataka's narrow win also means that they will meet Tamil Nadu in the final on Monday in what will be a re-match of the finale of the 2019 edition.

Inserted into batting first, Kadam and Pandey laid the platform for a big total with a 132-run opening stand. Kadam had a reprieve early on, dropped by the keeper and captain Akshay Wadkar in the opening over. After Kadam fell, Abhinav Manohar continued the run-making spree with a 13-ball 27 till the last two overs arrived. From looking set for a total beyond 180, Karnataka collapsed spectacularly.