Tamil Nadu enter final on innings lead
Tamil Nadu bowled out Maharashtra for 454 to secure the first-innings honours, and book their spot in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka on March 8
Tamil Nadu bowled out Maharashtra for 454 to secure the first-innings honours, and book their spot in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka on March 8
Swapnil Gugale and Chirag Khurana scored hundreds to keep Maharashtra's pursuit of the first-innings lead on track, but Tamil Nadu pulled things back with a few late strikes to put the game in the balance
Tamil Nadu bowled out Maharashtra for 454 to secure the first-innings honours, and book their spot in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka on March 8
Maharashtra replied in solid fashion after Tamil Nadu amassed 549 in their first innings on the third day at Eden Gardens
Dinesh Karthik completed his 22nd first-class century, while Vijay Shankar narrowly missed out on his third, as Tamil Nadu marched on to a big score, losing only two wickets on the second day
Vijay Shankar continued his good form to help Tamil Nadu begin assuredly against Maharashtra on what is said to be a lively Eden Gardens surface
Group A | |||||
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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 |