RAI vs TN 10th Match: Tamil Nadu Win by 6 Runs as Davidson Shines
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by 6 runs.
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by 6 runs in 10th Match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- TN Over 6 — 18 runs came off the over, bowled by Zubair Ali: wd 2 0 4 4 1 6
- TN Over 7.6 — Amith Sathvik out for 38 (28), c m raut b p parikh by Pradhyumn Parikh. 66/2
- TN Over 12.4 — B Sachin out for 33 (34), c r singh b m raut by Mohit Raut. 93/4
- TN Over 18 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Atal Bihari Rai: 1 6 1 6 1 1
- TN Over 18.1 — Ravi Rajkumar out for 29 (13), c k yadav b z ali by Zubair Ali. 146/5
- RAI Over 2.3 — Railways collapse: 3 wickets for 13 runs (0/0 to 13/3)
- RAI Over 6 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Gurjapneet Singh: 1 4 W 4 4 4
- RAI Over 14 — 27 runs came off the over, bowled by Ravi Rajkumar: wd 4 1 4 wd 6 4 6
- RAI Over 14.2 — Toufik Uddin Mondal brings up a fifty off 20 balls
- RAI Over 14.4 — V Athisayaraj Davidson completes a 3-wicket haul
- RAI Over 14.4 — Toufik Uddin Mondal out for 57 (22), c r rajkumar b va davidson by V Athisayaraj Davidson. 138/7
- RAI Over 18.3 — Zubair Ali out for 46 (37), c s sandhu b r sai kishore by Sai Kishore. 159/8
How the runs came
Tamil Nadu were 75 after 10 overs and finished on 172/7. Railways were 70 after 10 overs and finished on 166/9.
Phase by phase
| Phase | TN | RAI |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 55/1 (RR 9.17) | 54/4 (RR 9.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 61/3 (RR 6.78) | 84/3 (RR 9.33) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 54/3 (RR 10.80) | 28/2 (RR 5.60) |
In the middle overs, Railways scored 23 more than Tamil Nadu. In the death overs, Tamil Nadu scored 26 more than Railways.
Tamil Nadu innings: over by over
Tamil Nadu faced 38 dot balls (32%), hit 19 fours and 5 sixes, and got 9 extras. The best stand was 65 off 44 balls between Amith Sathvik & B Sachin.
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tushar Raheja, 0.4), 66-2 (Amith Sathvik, 7.6), 83-3 (Narayan Jagadeesan, 11.3), 93-4 (B Sachin, 12.4), 146-5 (Ravi Rajkumar, 18.1), 152-6 (Sunny Sandhu, 18.5), 157-7 (Sai Kishore, 19.2)
Railways innings: over by over
Railways faced 44 dot balls (37%), hit 16 fours and 8 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 69 off 31 balls between Zubair Ali & Toufik Uddin Mondal. Between overs 1.2 and 2.3 they slipped from 0/0 to 13/3.
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Jayant Lakhan, 1.2), 9-2 (Eshaan Goyal, 1.6), 13-3 (Mohit Raut, 2.3), 42-4 (Ravi Singh, 5.3), 69-5 (Mohammad Saif, 9.2), 69-6 (Kritagya Singh, 9.3), 138-7 (Toufik Uddin Mondal, 14.4), 159-8 (Zubair Ali, 18.3), 164-9 (Kunal Yadav, 19.4)
Our view
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by 6 runs in the 10th match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite. Batting first, Tamil Nadu posted 172/7, with Shahrukh Khan scoring 46 off 30 balls. Amith Sathvik (38) and B Sachin (33) also made valuable contributions, while Ravi Rajkumar added a quick 29 off 13 balls to lift the scoring rate in the closing overs.
Railways had a poor start, losing three wickets for just 13 runs, but Toufik Uddin Mondal turned the game around with a stunning 57 off 22 balls. Zubair Ali supported him with 46 off 37, and their 69-run partnership brought Railways back into the contest. However, V Athisayaraj Davidson took three important wickets, while Sai Kishore dismissed Zubair Ali at a crucial stage. Railways finished on 166/9, falling just six runs short as Tamil Nadu held their nerve to secure the win.
Top performers
- Toufik Uddin Mondal — 57 (22 balls)
- Shahrukh Khan — 46 (30 balls)
- Zubair Ali — 46 (37 balls)
- V Athisayaraj Davidson — 3/47 (4 ov)
- Varun Chakaravarthy — 2/17 (4 ov)
- Pradhyumn Parikh — 2/29 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Railways vs Tamil Nadu
