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
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Vidarbha , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Tamil Nadu advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
<b> Updates only </b> 09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
16,17,18,19,20 February 2015 (5-day match)
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
TAMIL NADU 403 (169.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Vijay Shankar111 (305)
- Baba Indrajith97 (236)
- Rakesh Dhurv3/106 (35.4)
- Shrikant Wagh2/53 (34)
VIDARBHA 259 (105.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- S Badrinath40 (73)
- Sachin Katariya42 (152)
- Malolan Rangarajan3/42 (24.2)
- Aswin Crist3/56 (18)
TAMIL NADU 266 (98.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Dinesh Karthik64 (107)
- Vijay Shankar82 (146)
- Swapnil Bandiwar3/42 (14)
- Ravikumar Thakur2/62 (20.2)
VIDARBHA 142/8 (49 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Shalabh Shrivastava33 (26)
- Ganesh Satish*59 (131)
- Prasanth Parameswaran2/26 (7)
- Baba Aparajith3/41 (19)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVidarbha 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
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
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
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.
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
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 |