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VHT: Varun CV shines against Nagaland

By Atrayo Bhattacharya

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Chakravarthy's second List A fifer

Varun Chakravarthy bagged his second fifer in List A cricket, registering career-best figures of 5/9 in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Nagaland. 

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Tamil Nadu's 10-wicket win

The spinner's performance helped Tamil Nadu bundle out Nagaland for just 69 runs, securing a 10-wicket win. With this victory, they qualified for the quarter-finals. 

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Varun's impressive show in 2023 VHT

With 14 wickets from six matches, Varun has been a standout performer for Tamil Nadu in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy, maintaining an impressive economy rate of 3.78. 

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Primary spinner for KKR

The 32-year-old has taken 36 wickets in 15 List-A matches and is a regular member of the IPL side KKR. He has also featured in six T20Is for India, scalping two wickets.  

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Sai Kishore's all-round contribution

Tamil Nadu's victory was also aided by R Sai Kishore's all-round effort as he scalped 3/21 with the ball before slamming a 25-ball 37* to guide his team home comfortably.  

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A look at the match summary

Nagaland's batting crumbled against Tamil Nadu's quality attack as they only managed 69 runs. In reply, Sai Kishore and Narayan Jagadeesan guided Tamil Nadu home in 7.5 overs without losing a wicket.  

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