Vidarbha v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group B - Day 4 - Live Score and Update
Tamil Nadu 443 v Vidarbha 544 - Match drawn
The curators at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vidarbha-c860 Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, made a blunder by preparing a batting pitch for the Group B Ranji Trophy clash between Vidarbha and Tamil Nadu, where the bowlers received a severe beating.
After being asked to bat first, Tamil Nadu had a superb start with openers KB http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arun-Karthik-c1085 and A Mukund posting 44 runs, before the opposition tasted their first success on the first day of play, when Arun Karthik was given leg-before wicket on a delivery by Wagh. The batsman walked back to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs.
The next wicket fell when Mukund was neutralized by Wagh for 33. This wicket fell when Nadu had piled only 71 runs on the board.
The third-wicket partnership between S Badrinath and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Karthik-c1780 then ripped apart the bowling attack, as the two batsmen made full use of the batting conditions. The wicket had, by this time, become a paradise for the batsmen with the bowlers getting almost nothing out of it. They had no option but to wait for the batsmen to make a mistake in order to secure another breakthrough.
However, the batsmen were just too good and too determined to make any mistakes as they kept the scoreboard ticking without facing any resistance.
After leading their side to 204, the partnership finally met its end at the departure of KD Karthik, who fell just one run short from scoring a half-century.
While Badrinath kept punishing the bowlers, he was supported by B Aparajith from the other end, who hammered 13 runs before losing his wicket by the time his side had amassed 251 runs on the board.
The next partnership between R Prasanna and Badrinath was another matter of distress for the fielding side, as the two batsmen led their team to 343.
The batting team declared after posting a heavy total of 443, with Badrinath smashing 192 and V Shankar staying unbeaten on 63.
Vidarbha then had an equally successive stint on the crease as they batted for two days and posted 566, which drew the match.
FY http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fazal-c56914 stood apart with his outstanding knock of 143, backed by an 83-run knock from SB Wagh.
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