Published: Dec 02, 2015, 09:04 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 02, 2015, 09:04 PM (IST)
Dindigul: Skipper Harbhajan Singh turned the clock back with a devastating spell of off-spinn bowling as his 7/37 helped Punjab shot out hosts Tamil Nadu for a paltry 69 to enter the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy. The Punjab captain had match-figures of 10/67 as tamil Nadu were bowled out in only 22 overs in chase of 313 on a very difficult track at the NPR College ground. It was one of the worst matches for Tamil Nadu as they scored 68 and 69 in their two innings. The TNCA prepared a turner keeping in mind their battery of spinners but India’s third highest wicket-taker showed that ‘Old is Gold’ as the Tamil Nadu batsmen did not have any answer to his viciously turning deliveries and the bounce that he generated off the track. UPDATES: Tamil Nadu vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 2 at Dindigul
As many as six Tamil Nadu batsmen were out without scoring while Baba Aparajith (32) and Rajagopal Sathish (14) reached double figures. Earlier, Punjab were all-out for 174 in 42.5 overs in their second innings with keeper-batsman Gitansh Khera scoring 43. This is the 6th such match in Ranji Trophy which ended inside two days.
Visitors Punjab took firm control of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match after bowling out Tamil Nadu for a meagre 68 and then extending their first-inning lead to 174 runs, as a staggering 21 wickets fell by the wayside on Tuesday. Punjab, who chose to bat after winning the toss, lost wickets at regular intervals to be all out for 206 in 57 overs at the NPR College Ground on day one of the match. DT Chandrasekar (3/43), Malolan Rangarajan (2/67) and Rahil Shah (2/68) were the main wicket-takers for the visiting side.
Brief Scores:
Punjab 206 & 174 (Gitansh Khera 43, DT Chandrasekhar 4 for 56, Malolan Rangarajan 4 for 53) beat Tamil Nadu 68 & 69 (Harbhajan Singh 7 for 37) by 243 runs.
