Vidarbha manage draw, TN go through to semis
Tamil Nadu fell two wickets short of registering a win against Vidarbha on the fifth day in Jaipur, but made it to the semi-finals for taking the first-innings lead earlier in the drawn match
16/02Result
3rd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Jaipur, Feb 16-20 2015
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
403 & 266 -
![Vidarbha]( "Vidarbha")
259 & 142/8 (49 ov)
Player of the Match
16/02Result
3rd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Jaipur, Feb 16-20 2015
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![Tamil Nadu]( "Tamil Nadu")
403 & 266 -
![Vidarbha]( "Vidarbha")
259 & 142/8 (49 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Karthik and Shankar deflate Vidarbha
Tamil Nadu took another big step towards clinching a spot in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals, as half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar helped the team build a huge lead on the penultimate day against Vidarbha in Jaipur
Day 3
Vidarbha fight, but TN ahead
Early wickets and a lack of substantial partnerships left Vidarbha at 206 for 6, well behind Tamil Nadu's 403, in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match in Jaipur
Day 2
Shankar, Indrajith drive Tamil Nadu
Vijay Shankar notched up his second first-class hundred, while B Indrajith missed his second ton by three runs, both hoisting Tamil Nadu to 403 in the first innings.
Day 1
Vijays haul TN to solid position
Nineties from M Vijay and Vijay Shankar steered Tamil Nadu to a solid 234 for 4 against Vidarbha in Jaipur
Others
Mhambrey's miracle men
An injection of self-belief, led by coach Paras Mhambrey and three hungry professionals, has launched Vidarbha into the the Ranji Trophy knockouts for only the second time in their history
TN, Vidarbha ready for a grudge match
In any other season, a game between Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha would have seemed a face-off between perennial underachievers and surprise entrants, but this season, the contest is likely to be grudge match
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |