Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra were already out of contention in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), but Sai Sudharsan’s unbeaten 102 off 55 balls catapulted TN to a thrilling three-wicket win, lifting them to fourth place on Monday.

Jaydev Unadkat and Chetan Sakariya had left TN reeling at 29 for 3, chasing 183, with Sai Sudharsan left to mount a one-man rescue mission. With partners drying up, he unleashed a blistering 28-ball fifty, ripping the ball to all corners with his trademark flicks, pulls, cuts, and drives.

The seventh-wicket stand of 37 runs in just 13 balls between Sai Sudharsan and Sunny Sandhu sealed the game for TN.

In Hyderabad, Haryana secured their spot in the next stage, thanks to a top-order onslaught that propelled them to 191 for 9 against Bengal. Ankit Kumar (

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