Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to play for Syed Mushtaq Ali crown

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: An upbeat Karnataka stand on the way of Tamil Nadu’s bid to defend their title in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket tournament here on Monday in an exciting Southern derby.
The 2021 final will be a repeat of the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali summit clash, which saw Karnataka edge out Tamil Nadu by one run in a thriller.
In the final of the delayed 2020-21 edition earlier this year, Tamil Nadu had defeated Baroda to lay their hands on the coveted trophy.
Come Monday at the Arun Jaitley stadium, Tamil Nadu will be aiming to exact revenge for their 2019 final loss and defend their title while Karnataka would be hoping to win a third SMA title.
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have been involved in several interesting battles in the past and Monday’s finale promises to be another one in that list.
Tamil Nadu will be aware that the team’s last win over their opponent in this tournament came in 2017 and they will be keen to set the record straight. Match starts at Noon. (PTI)