MS Dhoni watches Shahrukh Khan smash last-ball six to seal Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for Tamil Nadu, pic goes VIRAL

Needing five off the last ball, Shahrukh Khan slammed Prateek Jain for a six to finish off in style and lead Tamil Nadu to the title victory in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22.

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Former India skipper MS Dhoni watched closely as Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan came to the party against Karnataka in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. Shahrukh's last-ball six helped Tamil Nadu win the thriller by four wickets.

Taking to Twitter, Chennai Super Kings posted a picture of Dhoni watching the action and wrote, "Fini See ing off in sty7e!"

Fini  ing off in sty7e! #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/QeuLPrJ9Mh — Chennai Super Kings - Mask Pdu Whistle Pdu! (@ChennaiIPL) November 22, 2021

This is the third time that Tamil Nadu has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, having previously won it in 2006-07 and 2020-21. The side had also made it to the finals in the 2019-20 season and ended up suffering a loss against Karnataka.

Watch the video of Sharukh's match-winning shot here:

When cricket meets bolllywood , #Sharukhkhan - the real hero of #SMATFinal.#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #TNvKAR pic.twitter.com/q4JPsCbTcY — LeoTamil (@Leotamil14) November 22, 2021

Meanwhile, IPL franchise Punjab Kings (PBKS) also congratulated Tamil Nadu and their batter Shahrukh for his heroics. Shahrukh hit a 15-ball 33 to take his side home.

"5 needed off 1 and SRK hits a six off the final ball to take Tamil Nadu over the line! Shahrukh Khan, you beauty! In the end, it had to be SRK who wins all the hearts!"

5 needed off 1 and SRK hits a six off the final ball to take Tamil Nadu over the line! 

Shahrukh Khan, you beauty! 

In the end, it had to be SRK who wins all the hearts! #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings — Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 22, 2021

Earlier, Abhinav Manohar and Praveen Dubey played knocks of 46 and 33 as Karnataka posted 151/7 in the allotted twenty overs. Asked to bat first, Karnataka got off to a bad start as the side lost its first three wickets with just 32 runs on the board. Rohan Kadam (0), Manish Pandey (13), and Karun Nair (18) failed to stay at the crease for a long haul. For Tamil Nadu, Sai Kishore scalped three wickets.