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Paradkar, Jadhav keep TN at bay

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Nashik: Maharashtra adopted bold tactics and held Tamil Nadu to an honourable draw in the Ranji Trophy Super League match that concluded at the old golf course here on Thursday.

In deficit by 191 runs on the first innings, Maharashtra’s top order fell to the spinners before its captain Nikhil Paradkar (92, 127b, 12x4s, 4x6s) and Kedar Jadhav (95, 184b, 11x4s, 2x6s) produced a stroke-filled 164-run stand for the fourth wicket that dashed the hopes Tamil Nadu may have had of opening its account this season with five points from an outright win. After the visitors’ bowlers were blunted on a featherbed, Tamil Nadu had to settle for three points for first-innings lead while Maharashtra pulled out one.

There was plenty of action when the first session of the fourth and final day’s proceedings began. Left-handed tail-ender Samad Fallah hit L. Balaji four times in a single over. Aditya Dole, who had occupied the crease over an hour, smashed a six and the last wicket pair managed to bring the deficit to under 200.

Following on, opener Harshad Khadiwale gifted his wicket dancing down the pitch while on one, and thereafter Rohan Bhosale and Ameya Shrikande fell playing shots.

Then, Paradkar, who was on a pair, and Jadhav occupied the crease for nearly three hours — and kept the scoreboard ticking too — facing an attack reliant mainly on off spinner Ashwin and left hand spinner C. Suresh.

Both batsmen had their share of luck — the skipper was dropped by P. Amarnath at deep mid-on and Suresh spilled an offering from Jadhav off his own bowling.

Maharashtra used the full quota of 15 mandatory overs in the last hour in order to provide the lower order some batting practice ahead of its second round match against Andhra set to start here next Monday.

Tamil Nadu — Ist Innings: 648 for three decl.

Maharashtra — Ist Innings: H. Khadiwale c D. Karthik b Balaji 41, R. Bhosale lbw b Suresh 43, A. Shrikande c Prasanna b Ashwin 195, K. Jadhav c Amarnath b Suresh 63, N. Paradkar lbw b Suresh 0, A. Bawne c Sureshkumar b Ashwin 22, D. Shilamkar c Prasanna b Ashwin 0, R. Motwani c Sureshkumar b Suresh 14, A. Dole (not out) 31, E. Haque c Mukund b Suresh 3, S. Fallah c Suresh b Balaji 17, Extras (b-10, lb-3, nb-15) 28; Total (in 150.2 overs) 457.

Fall of wkt: 1-47, 2-172, 3-302, 4-302, 5-389, 6-389, 7-394, 8-415, 9-421.

Tamil Nadu bowling: Balaji 28.2-5-108-2, Amarnath 17-4-68-0, Ashwin 46-18-84-3, Yomahesh 15-1-51-0, Prasanna 1-0-1-0, C. Suresh 40-12-122-5, Vidyut 3-1-10-0.

Maharashtra — 2nd Innings: H. Khadiwale b Ashwin 1, R. Bhosale c sub b Ashwin 15, A. Shrikande c&b Sureshkumar 28, K. Jadhav c sub b Suresh 95, N. Paradkar c D. Karthik b Amarnath 92, A. Bawne c Balaji b Suresh 5, D. Shilamkar (not out) 4, R. Motwani (not out) 2, Extras (lb-4, nb-1, w-3) 8; Total (for six in 76 overs) 250.

Fall of wkts: 1-2, 2-39,3-55, 4-219, 5-243, 6-248

Tamil Nadu bowling: Balaji 4-2-4-0, Suresh 28-7-83-2, Ashwin 29-8-101-2, Sureshkumar 3-1-7-1, Yomahesh 3-0-10-0, Vidyut 1-0-14-0, Mukund 1-0-5-0, Amarnath 7-1-22-1.

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