Tamil Nadu gain big lead
Tamil Nadu prospered through three useful partnerships to post an imposing total of 280/9 at close of play on day-2, with an overall lead of Andhras first innings total of 140 runs
Blessington Thomas
23-Sep-1999
Tamil Nadu prospered through three useful partnerships to
post an imposing total of 280/9 at close of play on day-2,
with an overall lead of Andhras first innings total of 140
runs.
The unseperated yesterdays pair of openers added 6 more runs
when Akkiraju was consumed at short leg by Rajkiran. A 33
run 2nd wicket between overnight Srinath and No.3 Prasanna
(19) was broken by leg spinner Shiv Prasad clean bowling
Prasanna. At lunch Tamil Nadu were 15 runs away for the lead when
they added 28 runs in 15 overs. Tamil Nadu surpassed Andhras
total in 243 mts & 58 overs. After which South paw, Vikram
dominated the Scene, he added 35 runs in quick time with
Tanseer Jabbar (19) in 39 mts off 11.2 overs. When Tanseer
was run out with the mis-understanding of both batsmen
stranded at non-strikers crease. Before that R Sathish
/Surender Doss put on 56 runs in less than even time for the
4th wicket in 55 mts off 13.2 overs. For the 9th wicket
Vikram Kumar & Raja Mohmd. contributed a fine 59 runs in 73
mts off 17.4 overs. Vikram Kumar who came on at the fall of
5th at 135, is batting on 66 at close, his 50 came in 162
mts, 126 ball, 6 fours. Should the last batsman provide him
support, he should not fail to register a century with the
wicket playing easy.