Pujara's ninth double gives Saurashtra innings-lead
Saurashtra salvaged three points in a stalemate at the MA Chidambaram Stadium while the hosts, Tamil Nadu, had to live with just one point despite putting on 565
28/11Result
Group B, Ranji Trophy at Chennai, Nov 28-Dec 1 2013
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
565/8d -
![Saurashtra]( "Saurashtra")
581/6 (161.4 ov)
28/11Result
Group B, Ranji Trophy at Chennai, Nov 28-Dec 1 2013
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
565/8d -
![Saurashtra]( "Saurashtra")
581/6 (161.4 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Pujara, Shah drive strong Saurashtra reply
The chances of an outright win for either side looked dire at the end of the third day in Chennai, as centuries by Jaydev Shah and Cheteshwar Pujara put Saurashtra in a good position to match Tamil Nadu's 565 for 8
Day 2
Tamil Nadu declare after Abhinav 240
At Chepauk, Abhinav Mukund occupied the crease for a marathon 240 and, along with Dinesh Karthik, who scored a brisk 133, took Tamil Nadu to their second first-innings score in excess of 500 this season
Day 1
Abhinav ton leads strong Tamil Nadu performance
Abhinav Mukund scored a century, while M Vijay and S Badrinath made half-centuries to lead Tamil Nadu into a commanding position in Chennai
Others
Tamil Nadu attack short of firepower
The batting may be filled with heavyweights, but the team's bowling has lost the ability to run through sides
Coach Raman slams Tamil Nadu for 'elementary mistakes'
Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has slammed his team for their poor fielding, which resulted in Saurashtra taking a first-innings lead against them
Pujara keen to 'carry confidence' from Ranji to South Africa
Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored an unbeaten 152 for Saurashtra on day three against Tamil Nadu, said his intention was to make maximum use of his last competitive game before the upcoming tour of South Africa
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| PNJB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| MUM | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| DELHI | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| ODSA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| JHK | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| RLYS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| SAU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| BRODA | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| TN | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| MP | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MAHA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| J + K | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| GOA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| KER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| AP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |