“Teamwork and players stepping up their game at the right moment helped us bag the title. Our coach Shanmugham sir’s guidance too came in handy.”

Overnight, Tamil Nadu required 23 runs with three wickets in hand to take the lead.

“Overnight, we were a bit anxious as we needed 23 runs with three wickets in hand. Jayant and Pravin played brilliantly to post a century stand. This partnership at the crucial moment helped us bag the title. Hats off to Jayant for his 91 valuable runs and Pravin’s solid support.”

Brief scores: Gujarat 380 & 172/7 decl in 25.1 ovs (Chavda 49, Rudra 33, Gohil 42) drew with TN 413 in 150.1 ovs (Kishore 54, Ambrish 85, Jayant 91, Pravin 42, Keval 3/116, Khilan 5/164) and 55/1 in 21 ovs.