Received you! Shubham will get previous Sonu Yadav’s defence.
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Leg-spinner Shubham Agarwal (5 for 62) spun an internet across the Tamil Nadu batters and bowled Chhattisgarh right into a commanding place on day three of the third-round Ranji Trophy encounter on the Sri Ramakrishna Faculty floor on Monday.
In reply to Chhattisgarh’s 500, TN folded out for 259 in its first innings as Shubham ran by the host’s middle-and-lower-order.
Having secured a 241-run first-innings lead, the customer enforced the follow-on and is well-placed to press for an outright win on the ultimate day. At stumps, TN was 71 for one in its second essay and wishes one other 170 runs to make the opponent bat once more.
Within the morning session, skipper N. Jagadeesan (49) and nightwatchman S. Ajith Ram regarded assured, getting boundaries commonly throughout their 73-run second-wicket partnership.
Nonetheless, Ajith Ram’s misguided lofted shot off left-arm spinner Ajay Mandal introduced upon his downfall, with Ravi Kiran taking an excellent catch working again from mid-on earlier than Jagadeesan was caught behind off Ashish Chouhan.
After lunch, Amandeep Khare’s males seized management of the sport when Shubham had the well-set Vijay Shankar edging one to slide. The leggie used his variations effectively and bowled tight strains, holding the batters guessing.
From 143 for six, M. Shahrukh Khan (50) and C. Andre Siddharth (55 n.o.) steadied issues, forging a 96-run stand. The 18-year-old Andre was the very best TN batter on the day and continued his good contact within the second innings. He was strong in defence and used his lengthy attain to get totally ahead whereas additionally utilizing his ft effectively when he went aerial.
Chhattisgarh bowler Shubham celebrates with workforce members after taking a wicket in opposition to Tamil Nadu.
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E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
Simply because the southern aspect turning the tide, Shubham delivered a vital breakthrough by trapping Shahrukh leg-before with a supply that skidded off the floor.
He rapidly ran by the tail, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul as the house workforce misplaced its final 4 wickets for 20 runs in six overs.
The scores: Chhattisgarh – 1st innings: 500
Tamil Nadu – 1st innings: S. Lokeshwar lbw b Butte 7, N. Jagadeesan c Eknath b Ashish 49, S. Ajith Ram c Kiran b Mandal 34, Vijay Shankar c Anuj b Shubham 32, Pradosh Ranjan Paul b Butte 8, M. Boopathi Vaishna Kumar c Shubham b Butte 13, M. Shahrukh Khan lbw b Shubham 50, C. Andre Siddharth (not out) 55, R. Sonu Yadav b Shubham 1, M. Mohammed lbw b Shubham 6, M. Siddharth lbw b Shubham 0, Extras (b-2, lb-2): 4; Complete (in 77.2 overs): 259.
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-85, 3-91, 4-121, 5-143, 6-143, 7-239, 8-241, 9-255.
Chhattisgarh bowling: Kiran 10-3-26-0, Mandal 22-3-67-1, Butte 19-1-66-3, Shubham 18.2-0-62-5, Ashish 7-0-34-1, Sanjeet 1-1-0-0.
Tamil Nadu – 2nd innings: S. Lokeshwar lbw b Mandal 6, N. Jagadeesan (batting) 28, C. Andre Siddharth (batting) 36; Extras (w-1): 1; Complete (for one wkt. in 16 overs): 71.
Fall of wicket: 1-7.
Chhattisgarh bowling: Ashish 4-0-26-0, Mandal 5-1-17-1, Kiran 2-0-8-0, Butte 2-0-13-0, Shubham 3-0-7-0.
Printed – October 28, 2024 07:08 pm IST
