http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 Domestic: Ranji Trophy Elite - 4th Quarter-Final - Tamil Nadu v Maharashtra – 1st Day’s Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811 204/4 (84.0 ov) v Tamil Nadu - Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat
On Monday, January 02, 2012 Maharashtra hammered 204 runs for the loss of four wickets at stumps against Tamil Nadu, on the first day of the four-day fourth quarterfinal - in the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy Elite at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
After winning the toss, Maharashtra chose to bat first on a batting track against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamil-Nadu-c853 to bat their way to domination by posting a huge tally in their first innings.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chirag-Gulshan-Khurana-c50617 gave their side a superb stand of 116 runs as they clobbered the bowlers all around the park without remorse.
Tamil Nadu’s bowling attack was completely taken apart by the two openers, who not only scored massively but also blocked the deliveries well enough to avoid the fall of wicket.
The strategy by the Maharashtra openers worked astoundingly well to leave the fielding side in complete disarray.
It was finally in the 46th over when Tamil Nadu struck and grabbed their first wicket by dismissing 23-year-old Khadiwale on 61 runs.
The demise of the impressive opener, brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sangram-Dilp-Atitkar-c88553 on the crease, who exhibited superb touch with the bat as he faced the bowlers, who came ramming in fast deliveries right into him.
However, things changed on the other end, as just two overs after the loss of the first wicket, Maharashtra suffered the loss of Khurana, who walked off the field after playing a 44-run knock.
Tamil Nadu then made a comeback in the match, as their bowlers slowed down the run rate, making things difficult for the batting side.
With 137 runs on the board, Maharashtra’s third wicket fell when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srinivas-c2564, after the batsman had made only six runs.
Meanwhile, Atitkar made life difficult for the fielding side with his impressive batting as he kept the scoreboard ticking - putting pressure on the bowlers to halt the batting side.
He was provided commendable support by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ankit-Ramdas-Bawne-c44818, who contributed 19 runs before losing his wicket in the 82nd over.
Later, the side closed the day’s play by posting 204 runs with Atitkar unbeaten on 50 and wicketkeeper/batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rohit-Motwani-c2363 on two runs.
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