Dinesh Karthik displayed his class yet again and Shahrukh Khan put his head down to help Tamil Nadu register a hat-trick of wins in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E on Wednesday. Karthik’s quickfire 68 (51b, 9x4, 2x6) and his 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Shahrukh (31, 29b, 2x4, 1x6) bailed Tamil Nadu out of trouble at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground.
The in-form bowling quartet led by T. Natarajan then defended a total of 162 on a bowler-friendly track to bundle Baroda out for 124.
Had it not been for Karthik and Shahrukh’s association, TN would have found it difficult to get its bowlers into action. The side was staring down the barrel at 52 for six when the two batters got together.
