Pradosh Ranjan (file photo)
In the Ranji Trophy match against Assam, Tamil Nadu scored 386 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings.
In Elite – Group B, Tamil Nadu team has not won a single game in 5 games played so far and got only 8 points with 4 draws. As a result, they lost the chance to qualify for the knockout round. Due to this, the captain of the Tamil Nadu team has been changed. Sai Kishore has been appointed as the new captain.
The Tamil Nadu team’s next Ranji match is being played at Chennai’s Chepakkam stadium. Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat against Assam. The Tamil Nadu batsmen added runs quickly and managed to accumulate 386 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the end of the first day in 90 overs. Jagatheesan scored 125 runs off 152 balls. Indrajith scored 77 runs. The 5th wicket pair of Pratosh Ranjan and Vijay Shankar played well and helped the Tamil Nadu team score more runs on the first day. Pradosh 99, Vijay Shankar unbeaten with 53 runs.