Harish and No.10 Kiran Akash (13 not out off 52 balls) astonishingly forged a match-winning, unbroken ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth 51 runs off 94 balls, to guide their team to the title. Vijay shuffled its bowlers around – using seven in total – in search of a breakthrough, but failed in its pursuit. Vignesh was the pick of the bowlers for Vijay, earning his second successive five-wicket haul in the knockout stage.