Malayali batter Devdutt Padikkal hit an unbeaten century (102 off 46) to give Karnataka a 145-run win over Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

The left-hander hit 10 boundaries and six sixes at a strike rate of 221. B R Sharath (53) and R Smaran (46 not out) made valuable contributions as Karnataka posted a massive 245/3.

In response, Tamil Nadu could only make 100, with six of their batters dismissed for single digits. Captain Varun Chakravarthy fell for a golden duck. Praveen Dubey and Shreyas Gopal claimed three wickets each, while Vijaykumar Vyshak and Shubhang Hegde bagged two each.

The 25-year-old Padikkal was born in Kerala, but the family shifted to Hyderabad and later to Bengaluru. His father is from Nilambur, and his mother from Edappal.

Another Bengaluru Malayali, Karun Nair, is also part of the Karnataka side. Karun, who scored a fifty in the previous match against Rajasthan, made only 4 today.

Karnataka had a heartbreaking 1-run loss to Rajasthan last week, chasing 201/5. After four matches, Karnataka have won two and lost two.

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