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Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday picked up seven wickets for Saurashtra in Tamil Nadu’s second innings to indicate he was again to full health forward of the all necessary Check sequence in opposition to Australia.
The left-arm spinner was in his factor as he ran by the TN batting lineup to guide Saurashtra’s fightback after conceding an enormous first innings lead within the Ranji Trophy tie.
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With the Check sequence in opposition to Australia looming, Jadeja’s spectacular comeback from damage can be a welcome signal for the group administration.
The visiting group was dismissed for 192 in response to TN’s first innings rating of 324, conceding a lead of 132 runs. Nevertheless, Jadeja’s heroics helped Saurashtra bundle out the house group for 133 in simply 36.1 overs within the second innings.
Needing 266 runs for an outright win, the previous Ranji champions misplaced the wicket of opening batter Jay Gohil (0) to finish the day at Four for 1.
Resuming on the in a single day 92 for 3, Saurashtra will need to have pinned hopes on Jadeja arising with a considerable knock to swell the rating. Nevertheless, the stand in captain may make solely 15 (23 balls, Three fours) earlier than B Aparajith trapped in entrance of the wicket.
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Younger left-arm spinner S Ajith Ram and fellow spinner M Siddharth did nicely for TN, choosing up three wickets every to engineer a collapse. From 101 for 3, Saurashtra had been bowled out for 192 in 79.Four overs with Chirag Jani (49) being the top-scorer.
Within the second innings, Tamil Nadu got here up in opposition to an impressed Ravindra Jadeja because the artful spinner made nice use of the circumstances with the ball staying low to wreak havoc.
Together with fellow spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (3/64), the Saurashtra skipper saved TN batters on the tenterhooks.
The house group slumped to Four for two with Dharmendrasinh Jadeja eradicating opening batter N Jagadeesan for a duck and the power-hitting M Shahrukh Khan (2).
The 32-year Dharmendrasinh Jadeja then scalped the wicket of Aparajith (4) as Tamil Nadu slipped additional. The trendy B Sai Sudharsan, in the intervening time, batted in a circumspect method to counter the dual Jadeja menace.
He hit solely three boundaries in his 37 (73 balls) because the southpaw tried to rescue TN within the firm of B Indrajith, one of many higher gamers of spin within the house line-up.
As soon as Jadeja acquired into the act by bowling Indrajith (28, 53 balls, 2 fours), it was Saurashtra all the way in which. The ace all-rounder returning to aggressive cricket after having final performed for the nation in August, 2022, posed all kinds of issues for the TN batters.
A relentless Jadeja acquired TN captain Pradosh Ranjan Paul, the in-form participant for eight after which Vijay Shankar, who has scored three tons this season. The decrease order merely caved in because the group capitulated from 105 for six to 133 all out within the house of 5 overs.
In 17.1 overs, Jadeja completed with excellent figures of seven for 53 to carry Saurashtra again into competition for a win.
Mumbai fails to safe lead vs Maharashtra
In Mumbai, on a topsy-turvy third day, the house aspect didn’t safe the all-important first innings lead in opposition to Maharashtra after being dismissed for 384 regardless of a gallant effort by Tanush Kotian (93).
Resuming at 187 for five, Mumbai noticed Prasad Pawar full a well-deserved ton. He went on to attain 145 (262 balls, 15 fours) and was concerned in two very important partnerships with Shams Mulani (25) and Kotian.
After Pawar was dismissed by Pradeep Dhade (3/80), the onus was on Kotian to try to take Mumbai previous the Maharashtra rating.
His 169-ball knock which included 9 fours and a six was not sufficient to allow Mumbai safe the lead.
The tie on the primary innings on the Brabourne stadium meant Andhra stand to undergo because the second group from Group B behind Saurashtra supplied there isn’t any outright consequence within the Mumbai-Maharashtra recreation.
In Vizianagaram, Andhra routed Assam by an innings and 95 runs to choose up seven factors and enhance its tally to 26.
Temporary scores
In Chennai: Tamil Nadu 324 all out and 133 all out in 36.1 overs (Sai Sudharsan 37, Ravindra Jadeja 7/53, D Jadeja 3/64) vs Saurashtra 192 all out 79.Four overs (Chirag Jani 49, S Ajith Ram 3/39, Siddharth 3/44) and Four for 1 in Four overs.
In Mumbai: Maharashtra 384 all out and 51 for two in 22 overs vs Mumbai 384 all out in 116 overs (Prasad Pawar 145, Tanush Kotian 93, Pradeep Dhade 3/80).
In Vizianagaram: Assam 113 and 153 all out in 37.5 overs (Rishav Das 30, M Madhav Rayudu 4/12, Okay V Sasikanth 3/34) misplaced to Andhra 361 all out in 112 overs (Karan Shinde 90 not out, Hanuma Vihari 80, Abhishek Reddy 75, Swarupam Puryakastha 4/48) by an innings and 95 runs. Andhra: 7 factors, Assam: 0.
In Hyderabad: Hyderabad 355 all out and 90 for five vs Delhi 433 all out in 100.5 overs (Ayush Badoni 191, Yash Dhull 72, Harshit Rana 58, Aniketh Reddy 5/143).
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