Tamil Nadu seized control of the Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 match against Himachal Pradesh on the second day in Dindigul after reducing the visitor to 127 for five at stumps.
Chennai:
Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 489 in 119.5 overs (P Praveen Kumar 84, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 191, R Sonu Yadav 59, Prikshit Kashyap 3/103, Himanshu Beck 3/126) vs Himachal Pradesh 127/5 in 57.2 overs (Kushal Pal 34, Vaibhav Sharma 64*)
This was after the host was bowled out for 489 at the stroke of lunch. Overnight batsman, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, fell nine runs short of a double century after being bowled off the second ball of the day by Prashant Bakshi.
The visitor’s batting struggled in its reply as it lost wickets in a heap with only Vaibhav Sharma 64 batting (174b, 11x4, 1x6) offering any resistance.
Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 489 in 119.5 overs (P Praveen Kumar 84, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 191, R Sonu Yadav 59, Prikshit Kashyap 3/103, Himanshu Beck 3/126) vs Himachal Pradesh 127/5 in 57.2 overs (Kushal Pal 34, Vaibhav Sharma 64*)