Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights, Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh Final: HP beats TN by 11 runs (VJD Method) to win first title

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 Final: Get the commentary and highlights from the final between Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from Jaipur.

Updated : Dec 26, 2021 17:34 IST , JAIPUR

FILE PHOTO: Himachal Pradesh clinched its first Vijay Hazare Trophy title on Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: Himachal Pradesh clinched its first Vijay Hazare Trophy title on Sunday.
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FILE PHOTO: Himachal Pradesh clinched its first Vijay Hazare Trophy title on Sunday.

Welcome to Sportstar's Highlights of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 final between Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Himachal Pradesh beat Tamil Nadu by 11 runs (VJD Method).

The Vijay Hazare Trophy has a new winner in Himachal Pradesh, which cut short Tamil Nadu's bid for a record-extending sixth title. Himachal needed 16 runs to win off 15 balls when play was suspended due to poor light. The Rishi Dhawan-led side was declared winner as it was 11 runs ahead of the VJD Method (domestic equivalent of the D/L Method) requirement.

HIMACHAL PRADESH INNINGS

HP 299/4 in 47.3 overs: Late cut by Rishi to short third and a direct-hit on the striker's end but Arora was well inside the crease. Arora shuffles across and picks one at square leg. The umpires have decided that the light is not sufficient to continue and the players are walking back. Play is suspended. Himachal Pradesh wins its maiden title! The VJD Method required HP to be at 288 after 47.3 overs and it sits comfortably at 299.

HP 297/4 in 47 overs: Rishi clears his front leg to dig one out to long on. Wide on offside and Arora slices it for a single at deep point. Full and Rishi hammers it for just a single at deep mid wicket. Dropped! Jagadeesan floors an absolute sitter as Arora gets a top edge trying to cut it on the off. A couple and a single for Rishi to end the over.

HP 290/4 in 46 overs: Rishi eyeing the third man boundary as he plays a late dab in the same direction to collect a single. Arora returns strike with a single at mid wicket. Cut away by Rishi for one more at deep backward point. Wide down the leg side and the pressure is building on the TN bowlers. Swept away by Rishi for one more and he keeps the strike.

HP 284/4 in 45 overs: FOUR! Ashwin drifts onto Rishi's pads and he swivels and flicks it behind to the boundary. Cut to point and a quick single for Dhawan. The equation is down to 33 off 33 balls. One more for Arora with a gentle dab to short third. Single and a dot to end the over.

HP 277/4 in 44 overs: A gentle dab by Rishi at backward point and a misfield allows a couple. FOUR! A late dab again and this time past the keeper for a boundary at third man. FOUR! Second boundary in a row and Rishi plays it late along the ground past to the third man boundary again.

HP 265/4 in 43 overs: Googly from Ashwin and he almost traps Rishi in front. A couple of singles follow. FOUR! This was in the air as Rishi sliced it between short third and gully. FOUR! Horrible delivery short and wide outside off and Rishi wastes no time in dispatching it to the boundary behind point.

HP 254/4 in 42 overs: OUT! Amit is trapped in front and Aparajith strikes. Huge wicket! Amit tries to pull one that is not short enough and holes out. Skipper Rishi Dhawan walks in. SIX! Slog sweeps Aparajith over mid wicket off the second ball of his innings.

HP 244/3 in 41 overs: Ashwin back into the attack. FOUR! Amit chips it over cover for a boundary off the first ball. Two more as Amit drives uppish over cover again. Short on leg and Amit pulls it to mid wicket for just one. Beaten! Arora looks to cut on the off and misses. Wide down leg! Tucked away for a single and Arora moves to 125.

HP 234/3 in 40 overs: Kishore returns with the ball. Another quick single for Arora and the fielders crack under pressure. Two more singles follow. Arora goes for the reverse-sweep but finds the fielder in the deep for just one. Amit digs one out to long off for one more. Four singles so far. Arora backs away on leg and cuts through covers for a couple. FOUR! Steps out to Kishore and gets the elevation over mid off to find the boundary.

HP 224/3 in 39 overs: Another miscommunication between the batters and Arora this time sends Amit back and the latter scurries back and puts in a desperate dive at the non-striker's end to make his ground. He seems to have hurt himself in the process and the physio is out. Shankar using this as an opportunity to regroup. Top edge from Arora and it lands in the vacant area in front of square leg.

HP 219/3 in 38 overs: SIX! Arora unleashes. Steps out late to Aparajith and lifts it over the bowler's head all the way over the ropes. A huge mix up in the middle and skipper Shankar misses a golden opportunity to get Arora run out. He was sent back from the middle of the pitch and Shankar fumbled trying to collect and throw it quickly at the non-striker's end.

HP 209/3 in 37 overs: The pressure is building slowly for HP as Washington has Arora in a stranglehold. He looks to cut off the backfoot but finds the fielders on the off side.

HP 206/3 in 36 overs: FOUR! Amit picks the length early and sweeps Aparajith to the boundary behind square on the leg side. That brings up 200 on the board for HP. With lights fading and play under floodlight not permitted, it is important to note that HP is currently ahead in the game according to the VJD method. Thus, in case the umpires decide to call off play now, HP will be declared champion.

HP 199/3 in 35 overs: Pace back on the ball as Warrier returns. FOUR! Came into Arora from an angle and he edged it past the keeper for a four. Whipped off the pads for a couple and that is a hundred for him off 95 balls. What a knock!

HP 190/3 in 34 overs: Aparajith continues to fill in the overs in place of the pacers with efficiency. Doesn't look too threatening but isn't leaking runs either. Arora is nearing a hundred with 95 runs off 93 balls. 

HP 186/3 in 33 overs: Amit Kumar brings up his fifty with a single as five runs come off Kishore's over.

HP 181/3 in 32 overs: Four runs from Aparajith's over as HP inches closer to the target with singles. We signals of alarm and panic yet and both the batters look in control of the situation.

HP 177/3 in 31 overs: 10 runs coming off the last two overs and the partnership is now worth 81 runs. HP needs 138 runs to win from 120 balls.

HP 167/3 in 29 overs: FOUR! Amit picked the length early and shuffled to the off stump to sweep a straight delivery to the fine leg boundary.

HP 159/3 in 28 overs: Aparajith is going through his overs quickly and giving little away. Just three singles and the required rate is slowly becoming a cause for concern for HP.

HP 156/3 in 27 overs: Arora and Amit are playing along the ground and running hard to pick up ones and twos. Six runs off Washington. Required rate is just under 7 an over.

HP 150/3 in 26 overs: Baba Aparajith into the attack and gives away just a single from his first over.

HP 149/3 in 25 overs: Arora and Amit are happy to deal in singles. Four runs from Washington's over.

HP 145/3 in 24 overs: Five from the Warrier over and HP is poised to pull off a historic win.

HP 140/3 in 23 overs: FOUR! Shankar into the attack and bowls it full and wide outside off. Arora latches on to it and creams it past mid off to the boundary. He moves to 72 with that boundary. FOUR! Short outside off and Amit hops and slaps it over point to the rope. Dropped! Amit parries it back to Shankar who drops a caught and bowled opportunity. Was a tough one though as he was still in his follow-through.

HP 131/3 in 22 overs: Amit deftly punches off the backfoot and finds the boundary at backward point. Warrier persists with back of length deliveries.

HP 126/3 in 21 overs: FOUR! Arora slashes hard through covers as Ashwin drags his length back a bit. FOUR! Half-volley and Amit nails it at mid wicket as the ball eludes two fielders on its way to the boundary. HP is building is chase wisely. Not taking too many risks while ensuring that asking rate doesn't get out of control.

HP 116/3 in 20 overs: Warrier is back into the attack. Back of length first ball and Amit punches it off the backfoot through cover for a single. Arora clips it to square leg for one more. Three singles from the over. Arora has looked confident so far, in attack as well as in advance.

HP 113/3 in 19 overs: Ashwin is extracting some serious turn from this wicket. Amit drive uppish on the front foot and almost hands a catch at deep extra cover. A couple of wides down the leg as Ashwin errs trying to bowl the wrong'un  to left-hander Arora.

HP 106/3 in 18 overs: Just four singles from the over and Silambarasan keeps it tight this time. The required rate is slowly creeping towards 7 runs an over.

HP 102/3 in 17 overs: Murugan Ashwin into the attack. OUT! Gangta departs. It was pitched full and Gangta strode forward and slapped it straight to deep point. Amit Kumar the new man in.

HP 96/2 in 16 overs: FOUR! Arora flicks it behind fine all the way to the boundary as Silambarasan strays in his line again.

HP 91/2 in 15 overs: A couple of runs for Arora and he brings up his 50 off 40 balls. The chase is on! Four runs off Kishore's over.

HP 87/2 in 14 overs: Silambarasan back into the attack. FOUR! Short down the leg and Arora swivels and pulls it behind for a boundary. He moves on to 47.

HP 80/2 in 13 overs: SIX! Half-volley from Kishore and Gangta slams it straight down the ground with a straight bat. Second one for him today.

HP 71/2 in 12 overs: SIX! Gangta on the charge. He strides forward to Washington and thumps it over long off for a maximum. Nine runs from the over. Not much turn on offer for Washington.

HP 62/2 in 11 overs: Maiden from Kishore and TN is back into the contest.

HP 62/2 in 10 overs: OUT! Bowled again and Washington strikes. The ball kept straight on a good length and Rangi was caught in two minds in the crease.

HP 60/1 in 9 overs: FOUR! Chopra beautifully times one between mid wicket and mid on to the boundary. OUT! Kishore knocks Chopra over and that is a big wicket. Set up Chopra beautifully with as it came straight with the arm and turned away a little as Chopra was looking to dab it behind.

HP 54/0 in 8 overs: Good comeback from Washington. He pegs Arora back with a much straighter line. Two runs from the over including a wide.

HP 52/0 in 7 overs: Sai Kishore from the other end for some more spin. FOUR! Poor delivery, short and wide on off and Arora cuts it at point off the backfoot. Good comeback from Kishore. Keeps it on the stumps. Single for Chopra and 50 is up for HP. Good running again as Arora steals a couple after nudging it to short mid wicket.

HP 44/0 in 6 overs: Washington Sundar to introduce spin early on. Good running between the wickets as Chopra on drives on the front foot at mid wicket. Wily bowling from Washington as he sees Arora back away on leg and follows him. FOUR! Loose half-tracker and Chopra goes back in the crease and pierces the gap between cover and mid off.

HP 36/0 in 5 overs: FOUR! Short from Warrier and Arora backs away and pulls to the square leg fence. That was more like tennis slap shot and Arora has made his intentions clear. FOUR! Arora backs away again and pulls this flat and square on the leg side. Warrier is under pressure and bowls a wide down the leg. A couple of singles. Wide again. FOUR! Delectable straight drive from Arora and this is turning out to be a perfect start for HP.

HP 19/0 in 4 overs: FOUR! Room on the off and Arora clears his front leg and smashes a fullish length to the long off boundary. Arora pulls this short one and gets the top edge but it lands safely just short of square leg for a single. Chopra whips it off his pads for a single and will keep strike.

HP 13/0 in 3 overs: Only a couple from the over as Chopra lofts one over the fielders in the 30-yard circle. He seems to be struggling after taking that hit on his shoulder.

HP 11/0 in 2 overs: Arora ends the over with a boundary between cover and point as Silambarasan offers room on the off. The openers have rotated the strike well with four singles and a couple. Chopra copped one on his shoulder as he made his ground at the non-striker's end. He looks in some discomfort.

HP 1/0 in 1 over: Shubham Arora and Prashant Chopra open the batting for HP. Sandeep Warrier with the new ball. Pitched outside off and Arora swings and misses first ball. Warrier angling the ball across from over the wicket. Goes down leg on the last ball and Arora flicks it behind for a single to get off the mark.

- INNINGS BREAK -

TAMIL NADU INNINGS

TN 314/10 in 49.4 overs: OUT! Jaswal steams in a yorker and Silambarasan is clean bowled. That's the end of the TN innings.

TN 311/9 in 49 overs: SIX! Short and slow from Rishi and Shankar pulls it flat over mid wicket. OUT! Shankar holes out to long off after hitting a six off the previous ball. It was full outside off and Shankar drove uppish but didn't get enough elevation.

TN 302/8 in 48 overs: OUT! Shahrukh departs but the damage is done as he walks with 42 runs off 21 balls. It was full and pitched on off and Shahrukh lost shape trying to smash it on the on side. He ends up top edging it to the keeper. OUT! Washington departs trying to slice it at backward point.

TN 294/6 in 47 overs: SIX! Full from Rishi and Shahrukh launches it straight down the ground for a maximum. That takes him to 40 off 17 balls. Shankar is struggling however on the other end as he digs out just a single at long off.

TN 283/6 in 46 overs: Finally some respite for HP from the onslaught as only four runs come from it.

TN 279/6 in 45 overs: 19 runs from the over and Shahrukh smashes a couple of fours and a six off Sharma. Stand and deliver stuff from the big man.

TN 261/6 in 44 overs: FOUR! Shahrukh cuts loose as he heaves a short one from Rangi over the mid wicket boundary. Shankar returns strike with a single. He gets lucky there as it falls just short of the mid wicket fielder. SIX! Shahrukh rocks back and clubs it over long on for a maximum. Pulled away with purpose but just a single to end the over.

TN 247/6 in 43 overs: Karthik finally walks back to the pavillion after edging one to keeper Arora off Sharma. He goes for 116 off 103 balls. Vijay Shankar is the new man in.

TN 243/5 in 42 overs: Ten runs from the over, including a six by Karthik off Rangi. Indrajith holes out for a 71-ball 80. Shahrukh Khan walks in.

TN 233/4 in 41 overs: 12 runs from the over off Vasisht and Karthik brings up a splendid hundred off 96 balls.

TN 221/4 in 40 overs: Three singles off the first three balls as Rangi comes into the attack. Karthik on 99. SIX! Short one and drifted on leg and Indrajit shuffles across and pulls it very fine and over the ropes. Runs coming thick and fast! FOUR! Indrajith lifts this one over mid wicket and a tough chance for the fielder in the deep.

TN 207/4 in 39 overs: Dagar is back into the attack. A couple for Indrajith first ball. FOUR! Easy pickings for Karthik and he sweeps a loose one down leg to the fine leg boundary. He moves to 96. Dropped! Karthik goes for the ramp shot and gets a top edge to short third who bungles the opportunity. FOUR! Indrajith sweeps over mid wicket to the boundary and 200 is up for TN. FOUR! Another one to end the over as Indrajith steps out and smokes it over the umpire's head.

TN 191/4 in 38 overs: The match is slipping away from HP and that is clear as Rishi looks frustrated in the field. Indrajith and Karthik have put on 150 runs now for the fifth wicket. Karthik in the nineties now.

TN 182/4 in 37 overs: A huge over for Tamil Nadu as 19 runs come from the over. Karthik is taking the attack to the bowlers as he smashes Jaswal for a 4, 6 and 4 in three balls. He moves to 85 off 86 balls. Indrajith brings up his fifty off 57 balls with a couple off the last ball.

TN 163/4 in 36 overs: Indrajith smashes a couple of back to back boundaries off Rishi and Tamil Nadu in a strong position now.

TN 152/4 in 35 overs: FOUR! Ethereal on-drive from Indrajith as it pierces the gap between mid on and mid wicket. 150 up for TN.

TN 144/4 in 34 overs: Karthik pushes it off the backfoot through cover for a couple and that is the 100-run partnership in 118 balls. FOUR! Karthik

TN 134/4 in 33 overs: Dropped! Shubham Arora drops DK and how costly will that prove to be for HP? Jaswal pitched it on a length outside off and Karthik was too late on the drive and edged it behind.

TN 129/4 in 32 overs: A boundary each for Karthik and Indrajith off Vasisht's over. 11 runs from the over. Karthik also brings up his fifty off 67 balls.

TN 118/4 in 31 overs: FOUR! Dagar pitches it short and Indrajith gets deep into the crease and pulls it away to the mid wicket boundary.

TN 112/4 in 30 overs: Vasisht keeps it a lot straighter and the batters can only collect a couple of singles.

TN 110/4 in 29 overs: FOUR! Dagar errs in line and Karthik sweeps it behind him for four. He misses the sweep this time and Dagar with a hopeful appeal that is turned down.

TN 104/4 in 28 overs:FOUR! Full from Vasisht and Karthik presses forward and drives over point and to the boundary. 100 up for TN.

TN 99/4 in 27 overs: Dagar gives little away and keeps it on the stumps. Some turn for him too.

TN 98/4 in 26 overs: Akash Vasisht with spin from the other end too. Easy runs for the batters as Vasisht offers ample room on the off.

TN 92/4 in 25 overs : Mayank Dagar to bowl spin. A couple for Indrajith and the 50-run partnership is up, off 63 balls.

TN 86/4 in 24 overs: Sharma bowls a probing off stump line and just a single from the over.

TN 85/4 in 23 overs: SIX! Third maximum for DK and he sweeps Galetiya again over square leg. TN finally getting a move on here and he moves to 28. DK pushes one to point for a single and steal a second on the overthrow.

TN 76/4 in 22 overs: Three runs from the Sidharth Sharma over.

TN 73/4 in 21 overs: SIX! First one of the match and DK has clubbed it over long off. SIX! Goes down on one knee and sweeps the fast bowler Galetiya over deep square leg.

TN 60/4 in 20 overs: A wide and a single and Tamil Nadu is finding the going tough.

TN 58/4 in 19 overs: Just a single as Galetiya keeps it tight.

TN 57/4 in 18 overs: Five from the over from Jaswal. A couple of twos and a single from it.

TN 52/4 in 17 overs: Karthick drives one straight to the boundary as Rishi overpitches it on his legs. That brings up the fifty for Tamil Nadu.

TN 45/4 in 16 overs: Jaswal strays in his line on the first ball and gives away four leg byes. Much makes a strong recovery to just give one from the next five balls.

TN 40/4 in 15 overs: OUT! Twin strikes for Rishi and Ashwin edges it to slip. Pitched full with a hint of away movement and Ashwin was lured into the drive. Indrajith the new batter in and starts off with three dot balls.

TN 37/3 in 14 overs: Jaswal troubling the veteran Karthik. Gets one into him sharply from back of a length and Karthik leaves it as it misses the off stump by a whisker.

TN 35/3 in 13 overs: Another tight over by Rishi. He sprays a lose one down leg and Rishi is confident Dinesh Karthik has got some bat on it as it goes into the keeper's hands. Anil Chaudhary promptly turns the appeal down and signals it went off the pad.

TN 34/3 in 12 overs: Pankaj Jaswal into the attack. FOUR! Gloriously driven away through covers and to the boundary by Kishore. The pitch is offering good bounce. Jaswal decks in a shorter on, Kishore is surprised by the bounce and almost gloves it to gully. OUT! Kishore is gone! Good length on leg and Kishore prods the ball that moves away and hands an edge to first slip.

TN 30/2 in 11 overs: It is difficult to understand the ploy adopted by Tamil Nadu. Kishore and Ashwin are struggling to get bat on ball and consuming deliveries upfront.

TN 28/2 in 10 overs: Sharma continues to ask questions. Comes round the wicket to Kishore and gets it to move just a hint. Kishore hangs his bat and misses and Sharma is keen on it. Beaten again outside off to end the over.

TN 26/2 in 9 overs: Finally a good over for Tamil Nadu. Seven from from the Rishi over. Kishore clipped a fuller one to the mid wicket boundary and Galetiya fumbled after a good effort to concede the four.

TN 19/2 in 8 overs: Loud appeal and turned down! Sharma pitched it up and moved it into Kishore to beat him. It thudded into his pads and that looked straight in front. Maiden over.

TN 19/2 in 7 overs : Skipper Rishi Dhawan has the ball now. OUT! First ball and the captain strikes. Jagadeesan is gone. Murugan Ashwin is the new man in. Narayan Jagadeesan c Shubham Arora b Rishi Dhawan 9(19b 1x4 0x6).

TN 17/1 in 6 overs: Jaffa from Sharma! Pitched on a length on middle and moves away just a bit to beat Kishore and miss the off stump. A couple of singles as Sharma keeps both batters silent by continuing to move the ball around.

TN 15/1 in 5 overs: FOUR! Drifting down the leg and Kishore turns it away behind for a boundary. Five runs from the over.

TN 10/1 in 4 overs: Sharma continues. The full array of swing bowling at display here. He gets a couple to move in, then moves one away before keeping one straight. Jagadeesan drives between point and cover off the last ball for a couple.

TN 8/1 in 3 overs: Galetiya gets in to swing into Jagadeesan again and it hits him flush on the pads. Appeal struck down prompty as it was going done leg. FOUR! First bad ball of the day. Drifting down leg and in the slot and flicked away by Jagadeesan to the mid wicket boundary.

TN 3/1 in 2 overs: Sidharth Sharma from the other end and Jagadeesan on strike. Absolute peach from Sharma! Perfect line and length and jagged in menacingly into Jagadeesan to cut him in half. He is beaten! Pushed by Jagadeesan between point and cover and a single to end the over.

TN 2/1 in 1 over: Galetiya to Aparajith first ball. Fullish on off and well left. Outside edge and it falls short of the fielder at slip. Jags back in slightly from a good length from off and tucked away for a couple. TN is off the mark. OUT! Aparajith is cleaned up! Pitched outside off and it came back in sharply and through Aparajith's front foot defence. Sai Kishore has been promoted to number three.

PITCH REPORT: It is a fresh wicket and no matches have been played on this strip so far in the tournament. Rajat Bhatia reckons the moisture on the surface will help the bowlers early on.

TOSS: Himachal Pradesh wins the toss and elects to bowl.

 

Himachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu - Final Preview

Since the 2019-20 season, Tamil Nadu has become by far the best domestic team in the country in the limited-overs format. After missing out in the finals of both the one-day and T20 titles in 2019, the team has now won back-to-back titles in the T20 competition (2020-21, 2021-22).

On Sunday, Tamil Nadu has a date with history to go for the double this year of sweeping the domestic white-ball tournaments, when it takes on Himachal Pradesh in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

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After prevailing over Saurashtra in a thrilling semifinal with a last-ball win chasing 311, TN goes into the final as firm favourites.

The team’s batters are in good form with every player chipping in with valuable performances throughout the tournament so far. There is depth in the side as Sai Kishore at eight has shown that he is more than capable of wielding the willow.

The bowling is spin dominant but TN will play in the main stadium for the first time this season where it has helped the medium pacers.

Having said that, TN will be wise not to take Himachal lightly. Though the team is playing in the final for the first time, it has been playing some aggressive brand of cricket.

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Skipper Rishi Dhawan has led from the front with bat and ball this season amassing 415 runs and picking 14 wickets.

Opener Prashant Chopra tops the charts with 435 runs and the team’s medium-pacers are skilful in exploiting helpful conditions with the ability to rattle any top-order.

Himachal also has the advantage of having already played at this ground in the quarters and semis while it will be the first match for TN at this venue in this competition.

ROAD TO THE FINAL

Tamil Nadu

Group Stage: Beat Mumbai by 54 runs

Group Stage: Beat Karnataka by eight wickets

Group Stage: Beat Bengal by 146 runs

Group Stage: Lost to Puducherry by one run (D/L Method)

Group Stage: Lost to Baroda by 41 runs

Quarterfinal: Beat Karnataka by 151 runs

Semifinal: Beat Saurashtra by two wickets

Himachal Pradesh

Group Stage: Lost to Vidarbha by seven wickets

Group Stage: Beat Jammu & Kashmir by 63 runs

Group Stage: Beat Gujarat by 97 runs

Group Stage: Lost to Andhra by 30 runs

Group Stage: Beat Odisha by 63 runs

Quarterfinal: Beat Uttar Pradesh by five wickets

Semifinal: Beat Services by 77 runs

WHERE AND WHEN TO WATCH VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY FINAL LIVE?

The final between HP and TN will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports Network at 9 AM IST. The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+Hotstar .

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