Tamil Nadu thrashed Gujarat by 78 runs in its final Group C match of the Vijay Hazare here on Wednesday to finish with an all-win record in the 10-team group.

Tamil Nadu, who topped the group with 36 points from nine games and second-placed Gujarat (32 points) qualified for the knockout phase to be held in Bengaluru from October 20.

Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel won the toss and put Tamil Nadu in to bat and saw the experienced Abhinav Mukund (79, 68 balls, 13 fours) and Murali Vijay (94, 106 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes) rattle up 130 for the first wicket.

All-rounder Washington Sundar, pushed up the order, made 42 (65 balls, 2 fours) and added 82 runs for the second wicket with Vijay.

However, Tamil Nadu suffered a jolt, losing Vijay and the prolific skipper Dinesh Karthik (0) in quick succession.

Barring a partnership of 43 runs between all-rounder Vijay Shankar (23, 28 balls, 1 six) and the in-form Baba Aparajith (25, 22 balls, 1 four, 2 sixes), the Tamil Nadu lower order fell apart.

From 268 for 4, Gujarat bowlers did well to restrict Tamil Nadu to 274 for 9 in 50 overs.

Faced with the task of making 280 to finish with nine wins from nine games, Gujarat saw two of its best batsmsen — Parthiv Patel (6) and Priyank Panchal 12 (11 balls, 1 four) fall early.

Bhargav Merai (44) played aggressively and hit a few superb shots and his 50-run third wicket partnership with Manprit Juneja (24) appeared to revive Gujarat’s hopes.

Juneja became the first of M Mohammed’s three victims before Merai was run out by Mukund.

Left-hander Axar Patel (55, 55 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) resisted Tamil Nadu’s surge.

Leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin (2/35) castled Nagwaswalla (4) to end Gujarat’s innings at 196.