Ranji Trophy 2015-16: Uttar Pradesh hold edge as Tamil Nadu make 174/6 on Day 2

Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh held the edge after Vijay Shankar’s 92 guided Tamil Nadu to 174 for six in reply to the home team’s 348 all out in their Group B Ranji Trophy 2015-16 tie. Resuming at their overnight score of 277 for four, Uttar Pradesh lost Saurabh Kumar (41) for the addition of 33 runs at the Green Park Stadium. Kumar smashed a breezy 41 off 27 balls, striking nine boundaries. Trying to stake a claim in the Test squad, India’s limited overs specialist Suresh Raina, who is leading the UP team, fell after adding nine runs to his overnight score. Raina’s 92-ball 61 was studded with nine hits to the fence. The left-hander took just 56 balls for his fifty and blasted those many runs at an amazing strike rate of 92.86.  Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16

Malolan Rangarajan (3/51) and Aswin Crist (3/86) were the most successful bowlers for Tamil Nadu. In reply, the visitors were off to a disastrous starts, losing three wickets for a mere six runs on the board. Shankar and Baba Indrajith (44) then added 105 runs for the fourth wicket to steady the innings. Pace spearhead Praveen Kumar, who had removed opener Baba Aparajith and Dinesh Karthik cheaply, gave the hosts another important breakthrough when he had the well-set Shankar caught by Himanshu Asnora to leave Tamil Nadu in a spot of bother at 167 for five. At stumps on the second day, Tamil Nadu trailed the hosts by 174 runs with four wickets remaining. UPDATES: Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Day  

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Uttar Pradesh are currently at fifth position (one place down to Tamil Nadu) in Group B. Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have 16 and 14 points respectively. Both teams have played five matches and won two of those. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu also drew one, lost one and one game fetched no result due to bad weather.

Brief Scores:
Uttar Pradesh: 348 all out (Almas Shaukat 88, Umang Sharma 73, Suresh Raina 61; Malolan Rangarajan 3/51, Aswin Crist 3/86) lead Tamil Nadu: 174 for 6 ( Vijay Shankar 92, Baba Indrajith 44; Praveen Kumar 3/42, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/29) by 174 runs