Ranji Trophy | Tamil Nadu pacers run riot as Saurashtra slumps to an innings defeat

Wrecker-in-chief: Gurjapneet carried on his nice type into the ultimate day as nicely.
| Photograph Credit score: PERIASAMY M

Gurjapneet Singh made a dream debut, scalping an excellent six-wicket haul (14-5-22-6) to propel Tamil Nadu to an emphatic innings and 70-run victory over Saurashtra within the opening spherical of the Ranji Trophy conflict on the Sri Ramakrishna School Floor on Monday.

Saurashtra, needing one other 129 runs to make TN bat once more, resumed the ultimate day on 35 for 5 and was bundled for 94 in its second innings, folding underneath 90 minutes.

TN, which often depends on its spinners to do the job at house, had its pacers to thank this time as they produced a disciplined efficiency and took 15 of the 20 wickets.

Commendable job

Earlier, the bottom employees did a commendable job getting the venue prepared for an on-time begin after heavy downpours on Sunday afternoon flooded the outfield. As soon as the rain relented within the night, the employees labored till late final evening, utilizing two motors to pump out standing water and using the Tremendous Soppers early within the morning to make sure there was no delay.

Gurjapneet, who took 4 wickets on day three, accomplished his five-for when he dismissed the skilled Arpit Vasavada, caught at second slip whereas poking exterior the off-stump.

The left-arm seamer then despatched Dharmendrasinh Jadeja’s off-stump cartwheeling because the batter was caught on the backfoot to a full supply that got here in and scooted low.

Sheldon Jackson (38) and Jaydev Unadkat delayed the inevitable, discovering a number of boundaries earlier than skipper R. Sai Kishore had the latter trapped in entrance for the second time on this contest.

The opposite debutant pacer, R. Sonu Yadav (three for 29), eliminated the ultimate two wickets, dismissing Jackson and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya caught within the slips to assist TN pocket seven factors.

The scores: Saurashtra — 1st innings: 203.

Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: 367.

Saurashtra — 2nd innings: Harvik Desai b Sonu 5, Chirag Jani c Andre b Gurjapneet 3, Parshwaraj Rana c Jagadeesan b Gurjapneet 6, Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Gurjapneet 0, Arpit Vasavada c Shahrukh b Gurjapneet 22, Prerark Mankad c Jagadeesan b Gurjapneet 1, Sheldon Jackson c Shahrukh b Sonu 38, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja b Gurjapneet 0, Jaydev Unadkat lbw b Sai Kishore 15, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya c Shahrukh b Sonu 4, Navneet Vora (not out) 2; Complete (in 40.4 overs): 94.

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-9, 3-13, 4-14, 5-16, 6-57, 7-61, 8-90, 9-90.

Tamil Nadu bowling: Gurjapneet 14-5-22-6, Sonu 11.4-4-29-3, Mohammed 9-1-30-0, Sai Kishore 4-1-10-1, Shahrukh 2-0-3-0.

PoM: Gurjapneet.