Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019 Final: Listing the last five encounters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, five-time winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy defeated Gujarat in a rain-curtailed cliff-hanger to enter their sixth Vijay Hazare final. Karnataka, on the other hand, cruised to victory against Chhattisgarh to seal a spot in the finals and the clash between the two powerhouses promises to provide unmatched entertainment.

The final on the 25th of October at Bengaluru will witness the presence of heavyweights like Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar among others, as the two star-studded lineups will be expected to create a riveting atmosphere in the summit clash.

In the last 10 years, five matches have been contested between these two sides, with Tamil Nadu winning three games against Karnataka's two wins. Additionally, Tamil Nadu have enjoyed a 100% win record in the finals, and are in prime contention for their sixth title this time around.

In light of the upcoming final, here is a recap of the past five encounters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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#1 February 14, 2010, at Chennai- Tamil Nadu won by 2 runs

Robin Uthappa in action for Karnataka (Representative image)

In a South Zone encounter, heavy-weights Tamil Nadu took on Karnataka at the Indian Institute of Technology Chemplast Ground at Chennai and in what turned out to be a high-scoring encounter, Tamil Nadu edged past Karnataka by just two runs.

Put in to bat first, Tamil Nadu raced to 316/8 from their allotted 50 overs through half-centuries from Abhinav Mukund and Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, which laid a platform for the other batsmen to go big in the middle overs and slog overs. Stuart Binny, Abhimanyu Mithun and Vinay Kumar picked up two wickets each for Karnataka.

In reply, Karnataka started the run-chase on a positive note as Robin Uthappa notched up a century (117) and in partnership with Manish Pandey, who stroked his way to a 56-ball 57, the duo put up a 130-run stand for the third wicket.

However, despite a solid effort from the duo, Tamil Nadu ensured that kept things tight in the final overs as the Karnataka batsmen did not manage to score freely, and in the end, the hosts clinched a two-run win.

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#2 February 12, 2011, at Malappuram- Tamil Nadu won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Murali Vijay has featured for CSK in the IPL

Karnataka faced Tamil Nadu at the Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium at Malappuram. Tamil Nadu won the toss and put Karnataka into bat. Robin Uthappa was at the top of his game yet again as he made his way to a 54-ball 86, but he was the only one who looked comfortable against the TN bowlers, as Karnataka were bowled out for 239 from 44.2 overs.

Tamil Nadu, in reply, rode on Murali Vijay’s 92-run knock to easily overhaul the target in 47.5 overs, aided by a handy contribution from skipper Dinesh Karthik, who remained unbeaten on 21 that went on to complement Murthy Prabhu's five-wicket haul on the bowling front.

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#3 February 23, 2012, at Bengaluru- Tamil Nadu won by 62 runs

Dinesh Karthik has led Tamil Nadu to many wins in the domestic competitions

Tamil Nadu continued their domination against Karnataka in the 2012 edition of the Vijay Hazare trophy as they humbled the hosts at home and pocketed a comfortable 62-run victory. Winning the toss at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru, the Karnataka bowlers dented the visitors early as the top three batsmen were dismissed for scores of 5,0, and 1. However, Dinesh Karthik made his way to a glorious century, a 132-ball 137 to help Tamil Nadu post a challenging total of 270 on the board.

Robin Uthappa got Karnataka off to a flourishing start with a couple of boundaries, but a fine spell of bowling from R Jesuraj saw the latter sending both the openers back to the hut, before some tight bowling from the rest of the bowling unit saw Karnataka losing quick wickets.

Towards the end, Lakshmipathy Balaji took little time to clean out the tail as he helped his side bowl out Karnataka for just 208, and in the process, register a 62-run win.

#4 February 17, 2013, at Vasco da Gama- Karnataka won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Manish Pandey in action for Karnataka (Representative image)

Karnataka faced off against Tamil Nadu in the 2013 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and came into the contest with a point to prove, having lost all the three matches contested between these two sides in the previous editions of the competition.

Electing to bat first, the Karnataka bowlers did well to restrict TN to just 250 on the board despite half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik (84) and Vijay Shankar (59), as Abhimanyu Mithun was at his best and picked up three wickets.

In reply, a fine start from Robin Uthappa (49) laid the platform for a comfortable win as post the opener's departure, Manish Pandey (81*) and Karun Nair (64*) combined to put up an unbeaten 123-run partnership that helped their side clinch an easy seven-wicket win.

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#5 November 10, 2014, at Secunderabad - Karnataka won by 104 runs

Abhimanyu Mithun

In the most recent encounter between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as part of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Karnataka demolished the latter to register a 104-run win at Secunderabad in 2014.

Batting first, an unbeaten hundred from Manish Pandey (101*) and a half-century by KL Rahul helped Karnataka to 313 from their allotted 50 overs as cameos from Mayank Agarwal (40) and Vinay Kumar (28) also saw Karnataka grab the momentum ahead of the chase.

Post a top effort with the bat, a top effort from Abhimanyu Mithun, who picked up figures of 4/38 handed Karnataka the advantage early in the second innings, and despite half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik (63) and Yo Mahesh (55), TN folded for just 209 to present Karnataka with a massive 104-run win.