A steady rather than excellent batting display from Tamil Nadu's top
order saw the home side gain a slight edge over Goa in their Ranji
Trophy league match at Chennai on Sunday.
Managing to bowl Goa out for 238, Tamil Nadu had a definite upper
hand. MR Shrinivas took 5-57, playing a vital role in the collapse of
the visitors' batting line-up.
Sadagopan Ramesh, opening the Tamil Nadu innings, must have been
hoping to impress the selectors with a sterling display and regain his
position in the Indian team. He managed, however, to make only 35 off
94 deliveries. His partner, Somasetty Suresh, made 65 off 130 balls,
top-scoring in his side's innings.
Suresh fell with the score on 114, and Hemang Badani and Hemanth Kumar
fell relatively cheaply. S Sharath and skipper Robin Singh then
stabilised the innings, taking Tamil Nadu's total to 187/4 by the
close of play.