On a manic day in which 20 wickets fell and three innings unfolded, Tamil Nadu toppled a full-strength Karnataka side inside two days on a green Visakhapatnam track to march into the semi-final of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy
Tamil Nadu's bowlers, led by Aswin Crist, bowled Karnataka out for 88 on a green Visakhapatnam surface, before the batsmen secured a first-innings lead
Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund expressed happiness at the manner in which a young seam attack stood up and delivered after his team became the first to enter the semi-final of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy
The era of Madras and Mysore is long gone by, but contests between both sides have lent delicious sub-plots over the years to India's prestigious domestic competition
A move from the 'spin to win' approach to empowering their young fast bowlers, under the mentorship of former captain and veteran L Balaji, has added a new dimension to Tamil Nadu's bowling attack this season
Dinesh Karthik's 14-year journey will reach a major milestone on Friday, when Tamil Nadu play against Karnataka in a quarter-final
R Ashwin and M Vijay are suffering from a sports hernia and a shoulder injury respectively, and have been ruled out of Tamil Nadu's Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash against Karnataka
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| MUM | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0.027 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0.368 |
| TN | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0.164 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0.109 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | -0.235 |
| MP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0.024 |
| UP | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -0.125 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -0.003 |
| RLYS | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -0.367 |
| Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| JHK | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.399 |
| KNTKA | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 0.273 |
| ODSA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | -0.054 |
| DELHI | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0.579 |
| MAHA | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | -0.059 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -0.025 |
| SAU | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0.101 |
| RAJ | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -0.637 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -0.62 |
| Group C | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| HYD | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 31 | -0.117 |
| HRYNA | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0.218 |
| AP | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0.119 |
| HP | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0.662 |
| KER | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 0.206 |
| GOA | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -0.33 |
| SVCS | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | -0.177 |
| J + K | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -0.383 |
| CGR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -0.01 |
| TPURA | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -0.196 |
