Tamil Nadu off to a winning start

Chasing 145 to win after Karnataka chose to bat, Tamil Nadu completed the job in 19.2 overs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Murugan Ashwin remained not out on a breezy 34 off 20 balls, while skipper Vikay Shankar contributed 30 off 26 deliveries. Karthik struck four boundaries and a six before being run out, while Ashwin’s knock was laced with three fours and two sixes. Karnataka saw a glimmer of hope after Rajagopal Sathish’s departure, which made it 86 for five in the 14th over, but Ashwin (2/21 in four overs) and Karthik ensured there was no setback thereafter, in the end guiding their team to a comfortable win.  Batting first after winning the toss, Karnataka were off to a disastrous start, losing both the openers with just seven runs on the board. Ravikumar Samarth finished as the top-scorer with 40 runs, while four batsmen got out after scoring 16 runs each.