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Tamil Nadu takes three points

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Raghu, Yere Goud hold firm to salvage a point for the visiting team

— Photo: K. Pichumani

WELL PLAYED: C. Raghu, with his loose, loopy backlift, put the bad balls away, hitting ten fours in his 195-ball knock.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu gained three points by virtue of having secured the first-innings lead, as the third round Ranji Trophy Super League match against Karnataka finished in a draw here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Karnataka, set a target of 438 in 75 overs, scored 170 for three in 68 overs before the match was called off, with eight mandatory overs completed. C. Raghu (66 not out, 195b, 10x4) and captain Yere Goud held firm on a fourth-day track that played few tricks to salvage a point for the visiting team.

Tamil Nadu had earlier declared its second innings on 237 for nine. The host lost its seventh wicket, R. Ramkumar, without adding to its overnight score of 185. R. Srinivasan then raised 19 with V. Yomahesh and 33 with C. Suresh as he completed his third half-century of the season. The 22-year-old right-hander ended unbeaten on 50 (106b, 8x4).

Karnataka seamer N.C. Aiyappa took four wickets for a match haul of seven. Vinay Kumar and Sunil Joshi split four wickets.

Aggressive intent

Robin Uthappa started Karnataka’s second innings in a flurry of boundaries. He hit six fours in his 26-ball 30, but was caught at mid-on off left-arm spinner Ramkumar. Amarnath had earlier scalped K.B. Pawan, caught at mid-wicket.

Tamil Nadu managed just one wicket in the middle session. Part-time leg-spinner K. Shri Vasudeva Das induced an edge from Sudhindra Shinde (35). Wicketkeeper K.H. Gopinath made no mistake.

Raghu and Goud batted time —the latter seemingly gave up all thoughts of scoring, consuming 97 balls for 19. Both often played inside the line of the ball while leaving, further frustrating Tamil Nadu’s bowlers. Raghu, with his loose, loopy backlift, put the bad balls away, hitting ten fours in his 195-ball innings.

After three rounds, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are placed fifth and sixth respectively in eight-team Group ‘A’. Tamil Nadu next plays Saurasthra here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium while Karnataka takes on Rajasthan in Mysore. Both matches begin on Saturday.

The scores:

Tamil Nadu – 1st innings: 421

Karnataka – 1st innings: 221

Tamil Nadu – 2nd innings: S. Anirudha c Uthappa b Aiyappa 11, M. Vijay c Akhil b Appanna 47, A. Mukund c Naidu b Aiyappa 0, S. Badrinath c Joshi b Vinay Kumar 46, K. Shri Vasudeva Das c Akhil b Aiyappa 23, R. Srinivasan (not out) 50, K.H. Gopinath c Uthappa b Joshi 9, R. Ramkumar c Naidu b Vinay Kumar 20, V. Yomahesh lbw b Aiyappa 7, C. Suresh c Akhil b Joshi 12; Extras (b-5, lb-4, w-3): 12; Total (for nine wkts. decl. in 73.3 overs): 237.

Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-17, 3-93, 4-128, 5-139, 6-155, 7-185, 8-204, 9-237.

Karnataka bowling: Vinay Kumar 20-3-64-2, Aiyappa 17-5-45-4, Joshi 11.3-4-38-2, Akhil 7-1-19-0, Appanna 18-1-62-1.

Karnataka – 2nd innings: K.B. Pawan c Abhinav Mukund b Amarnath 13, R. Uthappa c Vijay b Ramkumar 30, S. Shinde c Gopinath b Vasudeva Das 35, C. Raghu (not out) 66, Y. Goud (not out) 19; Extras (lb-1, nb-6): 7; Total (for three wkts. in 68 overs) 170.

Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-53, 3-115.

Tamil Nadu bowling: Amarnath 13-6-25-1, Yomahesh 13-1-71-0, Ramkumar 14-4-34-1, Vasudeva Das 11-2-23-1, Suresh 17-8-16-0.

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