Tamil Nadu ended the first day at the good position of 284 for nineinspite of a fine spell by medium pacer Ghouse Baba (6 for 100 off 33overs) in their KSCA Coca Cola (under-25) Trophy match againstHyderabad at the Maharaja Jayachamarajendra
Natarajan Sriram05-Oct-2000Tamil Nadu ended the first day at the good position of 284 for nineinspite of a fine spell by medium pacer Ghouse Baba (6 for 100 off 33overs) in their KSCA Coca Cola (under-25) Trophy match againstHyderabad at the Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodayar Sports Complex inBangalore on Thursday.Electing to bat, Tamil Nadu made a fine start with openers RavindraJohn (33) and S Badrinath (67) putting on 42 runs in 8.4 overs.Ravindra John, who dominated the stand, hitting five fours in his runa ball innings, was then dismissed when he was bowled by Ghouse Baba.This brought in N Lokesh (67) to the crease and in the company ofBadrinath, he forged a 131-run partnership for the second wicket in 37overs. In a 134-minute stay at the centre, Lokesh faced 100 balls andhit nine boundaries.Then Badrinath was joined by his captain C Hemanth Kumar. But theskipper lasted precisely one delivary. Without troubling the scorers,he fell leg before to Ghouse Baba. Two overs later, new batsman RSatish was caught by A Agarwal in the slips to give Ghouse Baba hisfourth wicket of the innings. D Surendra Doss (38) then joinedBadrinath to take the score to 190, when Badrinath offered a catch toSrinivas Reddy at short mid-on.The sixth wicket pair of J Harish (36) and D Surendra Doss (38)however added 53 runs off 25.3 overs. Doss became Ghouse’s fifthvictim when he offered a catch to Fatima Reddy at mid-on. D Dandapaniwas the next to go when he was stumped by R Sabarwal off Fatima Reddywith the score on 246. Three balls later P Raju (0) was run out.Ghouse Baba claimed his sixth wicket, that of J Harish, when he hadhim caught in front of the stumps. At his dismissal, play was calledof for the day.