Vidarbha defeated Tamil Nadu by an innings and 121 runs in the Cooch Behar Trophy (Under-19) Elite Group A match at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The visitor’s second innings came to a close at 176 for nine as injured Abhishek could not resume his innings.
Shashidhar Reddy
Chennai:
Brief scores:Tamil Nadu 229 and 176 for nine in 66.4 overs (R Sonu Yadav 40, RS Mokit Hariharan 26, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 26, S Kishan Kumar 26*, Harsh Dubey 4/64, Rohit Dattatraya 3/51) lost to Vidarbha 526 for eight decl.
Shashidhar scores ton
Brief scores: Hyderabad 224 for four in 90 overs (GA Shashidhar Reddy 101*, Chandan Sahani 59, Vittal Anurag 26*) vs Tamil Nadu
Rain plays spoilsport
Harsh Dubey (4/64) was the pick of the bowlers for the host, taking four wickets. The home side collected seven points for the win while TN gained none.
Brief scores:Tamil Nadu 229 and 176 for nine in 66.4 overs (R Sonu Yadav 40, RS Mokit Hariharan 26, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 26, S Kishan Kumar 26*, Harsh Dubey 4/64, Rohit Dattatraya 3/51) lost to Vidarbha 526 for eight decl.
Shashidhar scores ton
GA Shashidhar Reddy (101*) scored an unbeaten ton as Hyderabad reached 224 for four at stumps on day one of the Colonel CK Nayudu (Under-23) Elite Group A match at the ICL Sankar Nagar Ground in Tirunelveli. Opting to bat after winning the toss, opener Shashidhar did bulk of the scoring for the away side. He stitched a 107-run stand for the third wicket with Chandan Sahani, who made 59.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 224 for four in 90 overs (GA Shashidhar Reddy 101*, Chandan Sahani 59, Vittal Anurag 26*) vs Tamil Nadu
Rain plays spoilsport
No play was possible due to persistent rain on day three of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match between Andhra and Tamil Nadu at the CSR Sharma College Ground in Ongole. Tamil Nadu was 122 for three at stumps on day two, with Baba Aparajith and N Jagadeesan remaining unbeaten on 27 and eight respectively. Earlier, Andhra was bowled out for 216 in the first innings.