Suresh Lokeshwar (52) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (65) struck half-centuries to assist Tamil Nadu full the formalities and win their Ranji Trophy Group C match towards Goa by seven wickets, on Monday. TN wanted to attain simply 76 runs for the win after ending Day 3 on 61 for 1 from 26 overs.
Tamil Nadu defeated Goa.(Getty Images)
Overnight batters Lokeshwar and Paul accomplished their fifties however left the duty of taking the group dwelling to Baba Indrajith (7 not out) and Vijay Shankar (13 not out), as TN reached 142 for 3 in 49.5 overs chasing 137.
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Lokeshwar added 18 runs to his in a single day rating of 34 and he struck six fours throughout his 129-ball knock. Paul, however, was in a position so as to add 43 runs on the ultimate day after resuming on 22. He adorned his 125-ball innings with six fours.
For Goa, Darshan Misal took two wickets whereas Suyash Prabhudessai bought one. Arjun Tendulkar returned wicketless within the match, returning 2-0-5-0 within the Tamil Nadu’s second innings after 10-0-52-0 within the first. He had made 1 and eight with the bat.
TN collected six factors from the win to take the highest spot in Group C whereas Goa bought none. In Chandigarh, the match between the house aspect and Punjab resulted in a draw as there was no play attainable on the fourth and last day, which additionally was the case on the third day.
Punjab had made 477 for two from 107 overs within the first two days with Anmolpreet Singh remaining not out of 205 whereas Prabhsimran Singh was additionally unbeaten on 171. Naman Dhir made 85.
Both Punjab and Chandigarh bought one level every from the match. On Sunday, Karnataka eked out a nervy one-wicket win over Railways in Surat whereas Tripura beat Gujarat by 156 runs in Ahmedabad.
Brief Scores:
At Porvorim: Goa: 241 & 168 misplaced to Tamil Nadu: 273 & 142 for 3 in 49.5 overs (Suresh Lokeshwar 52, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 65; Darshan Misal 2/51) by 7 wickets.
At Mohali: Punjab 477 for two in 107 overs drew with Chandigarh (No play on 4th day).
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
