Published: Jan 16, 2015, 03:04 AM (IST)
Edited: Jan 16, 2015, 03:04 AM (IST)
Chennai: Jan 15, 2015
Tamil Nadu produced a profesisonal performance to log home 7 points including a bonus beating Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 49 runs with a day to spare in a Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.
Resuming at the overnight score of 360 for 7, Tamil Nadu lasted for just 14 overs with Amit Mishra claiming all the three wickets that fell today in the hosts innings.
During the 14 overs, Tamil Nadu added another 40 runs to tally 400 all out in 134 overs and overnight not out batsman Baba Indrajith missed out on a deserving century being caught and bowled by seamer Amit Misra for 91 (144b, 9×4) and had put on 76 runs for the eighth wicket with Malolan Rangarajan, who made 36 (114b, 3×4, 1×6).
The highlight of the Uttar Pradesh second innings was quartet of spinners operating during the 57.1 overs in which time, the hosts achieved their second win of the season.
All the four spinners were among the wickets but Malolan (5 for 42) and Suresh Kumar (4 for 38) were the chief wreckers.
This is Tamil Nadu’s second win this season and earlier they had defeated J&K at Dindigul and with this win, they take their tally to 16.
Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 182 (Aarish Alam 47; Rahil Shah 5 for 63) & 169 (Piyush Chawla 69; Malolan Rangarajan 5 for 42, Suresh Kumar 4 for 38) lost to Tamil Nadu 400 (Abhinav Mukund 140, Bab Indrajith 91; Ali Murtaza 4 for 138, Amit Mishra 3 for 29) by 49 runs.
