Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 semi-finals: Stars return to boost Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament has reached its business end. The semi-finalists, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, have received a major boost ahead of the high-stake fixtures.

Agarwal returns for Karnataka

Karnataka takes on Haryana in the first semi-final at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here on Friday. They have been boosted with the return of their in-form, top-order batsman Mayank Agarwal. Agarwal will further strengthen the heavy batting unit of Karnataka featuring KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Manish Pandey and Karun Nair.

Mayank Agarwal has joined the Karnataka team and will play today’s semifinal vs Haryana.

ಮಾಯಾಂಕ್ ಅಗರ್ವಾಲ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹರ್ಯಾಣ ಎದುರು ಇಂದಿನ ಸೆಮಿಫೈನಲ್ ಪಂದ್ಯವನ್ನು ಆಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.#SMAT #KARvHAR

— Karnataka Ranji Team║ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಣಜಿ ತಂಡ (@RanjiKarnataka) November 29, 2019

Ashwin returns for Tamil Nadu

Ravichandran Ashwin too arrived at the venue ahead of the big game against Rajasthan. The offie was seen training with the team in the net. TN will start as the favourite.