Published: Mar 16, 2017, 10:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 16, 2017, 12:56 PM (IST)
The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17 is approaching the finishing line and Baroda–Tamil Nadu will be playing their first semi-final at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Thursday. The team who wins this clash will take on either Jharkhand or Bengal who will play their semi-final on Friday. The final will take place on Sunday, March 19. The live broadcast of the match is available on Star Sports HD 2 and Star Sports 2 while the live streaming will be shown on hotstar.com. Tamil Nadu trumped Ranji Trophy winners Gujarat while Baroda beat Karnataka in the quarter-final. Live Cricket Updates: Baroda vs Tamil Nadu, 1st semi-final at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tamil Nadu have been impressive throughout the tournament, especially riding on the backs on Dinesh Karthik and Ganga Sridhar Raju. Karthik has been the leading run-scorer for the tournament with 418 runs. Amongst the bowlers Aswin Crist has been at the top, although it was Kaushang Singh who holds the record of the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. As for Baroda, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda have shown their excellence with the bat. For Pandya receives further accolades for also proving his credibility with the ball as well picking 11 wickets in the tournament so far.
As for the points table, Tamil Nadu had ended as the top team of Group B while Baroda were second in the Group A stage. Vidarbha who were thumped by Jharkhand were the toppers of Group A.
As for the second game, MS Dhoni-led Jharkhand will be itching to make it to final against stiff competitors Bengal. The latter completed their highest ever run-chase, when they beat Maharashtra, chasing down 319 with one ball to spare.
