Uttar Pradesh bowlers bounced back from the terrible mauling they received on the first day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final but could not prevent Tamil Nadu from amassing 445 in their first innings on the second day here yesterday.
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Medium pacer Praveen Kumar, who led Uttar Pradesh's fightback in the Ranji semi-final against Tamil Nadu with three wickets for 104 runs |
Uttar Pradesh bowlers bounced back from the terrible mauling they received on the first day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final but could not prevent Tamil Nadu from amassing 445 in their first innings on the second day here yesterday. After virtually running around on a leather hunt on the first day, Uttar Pradesh bowlers clawed their way back into the game by allowing Tamil Nadu batsmen just 149 runs in exchange of eight wickets in 73.5 overs on the second day.
In reply, Uttar Pradesh ended the day at 25 for the loss of opener Tanmay Srivastav's wicket to C Ganapaty. Shivkant Shukla on 10 and Suresh Raina on 13 will resume today at the Vidharbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha.
Resuming at 296 for two, Tamil Nadu batsmen were held on a tight leash by some accurate bowling by India ODI pacer Praveen Kumar. In an inspired 13-over spell, Praveen accounted for both the overnight batsmen S Badrinath (65; 131 balls, 11x4, 1x6) and Dinesh Kartik (72; 147 balls, 12x4), snapped behind by wicketkeeper Amir Khan. Later he removed S S Suresh for 12 to return with three for 104. Kartik and Badrinath shared a 121-run stand for the third-wicket.
The departure of the overnight pair signaled a collapse of Tamil Nadu innings before a brief resistance by all-rounder C Ganapathy (67 not out) and C Suresh who shared a 48-run stand for the ninth wicket.
